Herbert William HANCOCK

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HANCOCK, Herbert William

Service Number:	630
Enlisted:	18 August 1914
Last Rank:	Company Quartermaster Sergeant
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, August 1887
Home Town:	Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales
Schooling:	Hale School Fremantle, Western Australia
Occupation:	Water Policeman and Boat Builder
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 20 May 1915
Cemetery:	Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 5
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial, Newcastle (Gardner Memorial) War Memorial, Newcastle District Police HR, Surry Hills NSW Police Force Roll of Honour WW1

World War 1 Service

18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 630, 2nd Infantry Battalion
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement Sergeant, 630, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Sergeant, 630, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney
1 May 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 2nd Infantry Battalion
20 May 1915:	Involvement 630, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 630 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Company Quartermaster Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-05-20

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Thomas Henry and Elizabeth Hancock, of 169, Holland St., Fremantle, Western Australia. Native of Sydney.

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