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Ernest William HANCOCK

Regimental number3114
Place of birthMinmi New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationDynamo attendant
AddressCessnock, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, George Hancock, Aberdare Central, Cessnock, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Pioneer Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/13/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 17 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialSt. Pierre Cemetery (Plot X, Row A, Grave No. 3), Amiens, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
171
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Lavellia HANCOCK, Kitchener, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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