HANCOCK, Albert John
| Service Number: | 4506 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Laen, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Warracknabeal, Yarriambiack, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 14 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Narrogin War Memorial, Warracknabeal War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4506, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4506, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4506, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4506, 57th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4506 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-14 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carolyn Farkas
Albert John Hancock 4506 57th Battalion was the son of John & Elizabeth (nee Fuge) Hancock .
He was born in 1882 and he had a brother Thomas Henry and sisters Elizabeth, Lavinia Mary and Alice May (died 3 yrs old).
His mother died when he was young and he went to live with an Aunt and Uncle . His cousin was 901 Lce.-Cpl. Arthur James Bishop Hancock (/explore/people/276000), they were brought up as brothers .
Arthur James Bishop Hancock enlisted on 6/3/1916 in the 38th Battalion C Company AIF rank Private 901. He reached status of Lance Corporal and was listed as Killed in action on 13 October 1917, just one day before his "brother" Albert.
They had a cousin 814 Pte. Samuel Richard Bishop (/explore/people/131624) who was Killied in action on 10 August 1915 at Gallipoli aged 43 yrs.
Albert was not married and his Will left all possessions to his two surviving sisters.
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