The AIF Project

Joseph Thomas HITCHCOCK

Regimental number986
Place of birthTombridge, Kent, England
Place of birthTonbridge, England
SchoolWeslyn College School, Westminster, London, England
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
AddressC/o Mrs H H Hills, Windsor Road, East Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Frederick Hitchcock, 63 Granville Park Road, Lewisham, England
Enlistment date20 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot IV, Row H, Grave No. 14), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
138
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Annie HITCHCOCK; husband of Mrs B.A. HITCHCOCK, 31A Woodland Street, Dalston, London, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.