WILLCOCK, Colin Clive
| Service Number: | 38651 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 April 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Albrighton, Shropshire [Salop], United Kingdom, January 1880 |
| Home Town: | Exeter, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Illness - appendicial abscess severe, Essex County Hospital, Colchester, England, United Kingdom, 25 December 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Colchester Cemetery, Essex, United Kingdom Grave reference: T. 5. 63, Colchester Cemetery, Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Exeter RSL WW1 Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 38651, Field Artillery Brigades | |
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| 26 Nov 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 38651, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Indarra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 26 Nov 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 38651, Field Artillery Brigades, SS Indarra, Melbourne | |
| 25 Dec 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 38651, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 38651 awm_unit: 7th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-12-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was born at Albrighton, Salop,[ Shropshire] England.
Births Mar 1880 Willcock Colin Clive Shiffnal 6a 632
The district Shiffnal is an alternative name for Shifnal and it spans the boundaries of the counties of Staffordshire and Shropshire.
He was 38 and the son of Robert Alfred and Emma C. Willcock.
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HAPPY IN MY LOT
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Sadly on Christmas Day I have 4 Soldiers that I have researched so far that died on this day & are buried in the UK . This is one of their stories.....
Died on this date - 25th December.......Gunner Colin Clive Willcock was born at Albrighton, Salop, England around 1880 . He arrived at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on 19th August, 1912.
Colin Clive Willcock joined the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 24th April, 1917 as a 37 year old, single, Farmer from Glengarry, West Tamar, Tasmania. He embarked from Melbourne on 26th November, 1917 & disembarked at Suez then eventually landed in England at R.B.A.A. (Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery) at Heytesbury, Wiltshire on 15th February, 1918.
Gunner Willcock joined his Unit in France on 30th July, 198. He was wounded in action - gassed on 29th September, 1918 but remained at duty.
Gunner Willcock was sent to hospital on 21st November, 1918 with appendicitis then transferred to Hospital Ship for England on 12th December, 1918 with an appendicial abscess - severe. He was admitted to Essex County Hospital at Colchester on 12th December, 1918 but sadly died at 10.45 on 25th December, 1918. He was buried in Colchester Cemetery, Colchester, Essex, England where 10 other WW1 Australians are buried.
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