HANCOCK, Arthur
| Service Number: | 828 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Northamptonshire, England, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 828, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 828, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Itonus, Fremantle | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 828, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 828 awm_unit: 10 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
Family
He was born in Northamptonshire England in 1879.
He served with the Northamptonshire Regiment for 13 years and served in India on the North West Frontier where he was awarded the Indian Medal with three clasps.
In 1909 he married Jessie Louise Poulton in Hastings Sussex and they immigrated to Western Australia that same year. They had two sons Henry George born 1909 in Hastings Sussex and John Arthur born 1910 in Fremantle.
Jessie died on 10/9/1912 in Fremantle.
Prior to enlisting on 6/1/1915 his two sons were put into Swan Boys Orphanage in Midland Junction.
He died on Walker's Ridge in the attack at the Nek. A Squadron was in the third line of attack immediately behind the 8th Lighthorse.
Submitted 28 October 2021 by Greg Scannell