MYCOCK, Francis John
| Service Number: | QX10861 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/12th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 18 April 1913 |
| Home Town: | Childers, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Pharmaceutical Chemist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, At sea (off Brisbane, Queensland, Australia), 14 May 1943, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Childers Isis District Roll of Honour, Childers Memorial Hall (Isis District Pictorial War Memorial), Gold Coast - AHS Centaur Memorial, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital Centaur Wing, Maryborough Queen's Park War Memorial, Maryborough State High School Roll of Honour, Sydney Memorial (Sydney War Cemetery) Rookwood |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement QX10861 | |
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| 20 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Staff Sergeant, QX10861, 2nd/12th Field Ambulance, Maryborough, Qld. | |
| 20 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Staff Sergeant, QX10861, 2nd/12th Field Ambulance | |
| 14 May 1943: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Francis and Mary Elizabeth Mycock, of Maryborough, Queensland
THE ILL-FATED CENTAUR
CANBERRA. May 19.—All military personnel aboard the Centaur were members of the Army Medical Corps. This assurance was given to-night by Mr. Curtin, who announced the receipt of the following message from London, from tbe Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs: "My colleagues and I are greatly shocked at the sinking of the Centaur. Please accept my deepest sympathy with Australia in this tragic loss of life."
A message from New Zealand stated the people there were greatly shocked at the inhuman, diabolical, and wanton act.
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