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HANCOCK, Eric Oswald
| Service Number: | 2576 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | Imperial Camel Corps |
| Born: | Bute, South Australia, 11 July 1891 |
| Home Town: | Bute, Barunga West, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 28 April 1979, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Clare General Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Alford District of Ninnes Honour Board, Bute District Council WW1 Roll of Honor, Bute Public School Roll of Honour, Bute War Memorial Garden, Clare 9th Light Horse WW1 Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 23 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2576, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Katuna embarkation_ship_number: A13 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2576, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Katuna, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Imperial Camel Corps , Transferred from the 9th Light Horse Regiment to the Imperial Camel Corps | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 2576, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 25 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 2576, Imperial Camel Corps , Discharged at the 4th Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Timothy and Alma (nee Prouse) Hancock of Bute, South Austalia; brother of Wilfred Inman Hancock who returned to Australia on 26 July 1919 having served with the 15th Light Horse Regiment, Minnie Rosalie Hancock, Ruby Jemima Hancock, Lawrence Victor Hancock, Varley Prouse Hancock, Charlotte Maud Hancock, Ophir Latimer Hancock and Arnold Ross Hancock
10 July 1919 - Eric commenced return to Australia on board HT Oxfordshire disembaking in Adeliade on 10 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 26 October 1921 Eric married Olive Davies in the Pirie Street Methodist Church, Adelaide
Father of Heather Hancock, Gwenda Hancock and Max Hancock
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