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Henry NOCK

Regimental number2280
Place of birthSouth Brisbane, Queensland
SchoolKangaroo Point State School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStoreman
AddressLindeem, Cleveland Line, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Fred Nock, Lindeem, Cleveland Line, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military service9th Infantry; Served in the Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date2 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on 16 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death18
Age at death from cemetery records18
Place of burialMessines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 18), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
149
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Emily NOCK, Lindum, Queensland. Native of Brisbane
Family/military connectionsBrothers: Waller NOCK MM; Richard NOCK, POW in Germany for 22 months.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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