ULCOQ, Jeffrey Frederick Raoul
| Service Number: | 7295 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 23 January 1896 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Brisbane Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Wounds, Le Sars, France, 5 March 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Martinpuich British Cemetery B I |
| Tree Plaque: |
Yeronga Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Annerley Stephens Shire Council Residents Honour Board 1, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Grammar School Memorial Library WW1 Honour Board 2, Enoggera Logan & Albert 9th Battalion Honour Roll, Yeronga War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 7295, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 7295, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 7295, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Sydney |
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Son of Anthony Francois and Maud ULCOQ
Biography
"...7295 Gunner (Gnr) Jeffrey Frederick Raoul Ulcoq, 5th Field Artillery Brigade, of Yeronga, Qld. A clerk prior to enlisting in July 1915, Gnr Ulcoq embarked with the 13th Battery from Sydney on board HMAT Persic (A34) on 18 November 1915. After further training in Egypt, he arrived in France for service on the Western Front on 25 March 1916. On 5 March 1917, Gnr Ulcoq died of wounds received in an accidental explosion at La Sars, France. He was 21 years of age. Gnr Ulcoq was one of three brothers who enlisted: Lieutenant (Lt) Oliver Eugene Ulcoq, 46th Battalion, returned to Australia in 1919; Lt Rene Anthony Ulcoq, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, also returned to Australia in 1919, and was awarded the Military Cross in 1920." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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