HANCOCK, Walter
| Service Numbers: | 1603, 1562 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 October 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mile End Road, East London, England, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wood Machinist |
| Died: | Enteric Fever, 15 General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 8 January 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Row C, Grave 61 Chaplain C.P. Oriplett officiated Headstone inscription reads: Rest in peace, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1603, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1562, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1562, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 14 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Jan 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 1603, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1603 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-01-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter George and Fanny Hancock of 27 Wingfield Place, Sidcup, England
Date of promotion to Corporal is not clear
Medals: 1914-5 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal. Medals, were issued to Mrs A. Southon of 14 May Street, Snodland Kent, England who was the first cousin and the only and relative of Walter alive at that time
Served a 5 year apprenticeship with James Sharp & Sons, Dartford, England
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
His mother, Mrs Fanny Hancock, 27 Wingfield Place Halfway Street, Sidcup Kent, England, died 16 Feb 1917.
Births Jun 1888 HANCOCK Walter Mile End 1c 1__
Enlistment date-6 October 1914
Unit name-14th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number-23/31/2
Embarkation details-Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 19 February 1915.
Military policeman in Egypt.
Honoured on the Bexley Roll of Honour.
He is also honoured on the Sidcup War Memorial
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