HIRCOCK, Edward Morris
| Service Number: | 41003 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 June 1941, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Flying Boat Maintenance Unit |
| Born: | Northcote, Victoria, Australia, 22 March 1923 |
| Home Town: | Hampton, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Hampton High School |
| Occupation: | Fitter & Turner |
| Died: | Motor Cycle Accident, Kerang, Victoria, Australia, 29 June 1944, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lake Boga War Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Plot D Row A Grave 5 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lake Boga Flying Boat Museum Memorial Park |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 41003 | |
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| 6 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 41003, No. 1 Flying Boat Maintenance Unit, Melbourne, Vic. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of William and Emily Alice Hircock, of 40 Mills Street, Hampton, Vic.
The deceaded died at Kerang on the 29th day of June, 1944 from cerebral haemorrhage caused by injuries accidentally received near Kerang on the 28th day of June, 1944.
The book “Lake Boga at War” by Brett Freeman refers to LAC Hircock 41003 being killed in a motorcycle accident.
LAC Hircock and LAC Rosevear 42290 RA. Fitter 11A, were returning from leave on a motor cycle driven by LAC Hircock on 28th June, 1944. Approximatley one mile and a half from Kerant the motor cycle collided with a wandering horse at approximately 1845 hours. Both airmen were taken to the Kerant Bush Nursing Hospital where medical attention was administered by Dr. Munro of Kerang. At 0215 hours on the 29th June, 1944, LAC Hircock died of cerebral haemorrhage. LAC Rosevear was uninjured.
At 1000 hours on 1st July, 1944 LAC Hircock was buried in the War Graves ection of the Lake Goba Cemetery. F/lt. Millard (C of E part time Chaplain) officiated.
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