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Clarence John HITCHCOCK

Regimental number2323
Place of birthMiddle Swan, Western Australia
SchoolMiddle Swan State School, Perth, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMidland Junction, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Frederick Hitchcok, Newcastle Road, Midland Junction, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Forces.
Enlistment date15 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll25 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name46th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/63/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on 16 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 April 1918
Place of death or woundingMorlancourt, France
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialMillencaurr Communal Cemetery Extension (Row B, Grave No. 38), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
141
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Annie HITCHCOCK, Newcastle Road, Midland Junction, Perth, Western Australia. Native of Middle Swan, Western Australia
Family/military connectionsBrother: 32569 Driver Albert James HITCHCOCK, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, returned to Australia, 23 July 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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