Lawrence HANCOCK

Regimental number4820
Place of birthLondon, England
SchoolThomas Street, Perth, Western Australia
Age on arrival in Australia15
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMill hand
AddressC/o Sutton & Alston, Barrack Square, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Mr A G Hancock, Market Street, Perth, Western Australia
Enlistment date8 December 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 September 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Lawrence spelt Laurence
Place of death or woundingMouquet Farm, Pozieres, France
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No. 1 (Plot IX, Row C, Grave No. 27), Beaumont-Hamel, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
152
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur and Emma HANCOCK, 531 Murray Street, Perth, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal