We remember Ernest Hancock

We remember Ernest Hancock

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1882
birth Brentford, Middlesex United Kingdom Source:6654748 24th January 1882
1902
marriage Elizabeth Joyce Source:6654748 21st December 1902
1911
employment Gas Fitter Brentford Gas Company Brentford, Middlesex United Kingdom Source:6654748 1911 - 1913
1912
enlistment Brentwood, Middlesex United Kingdom Source:6654748 July 1912
1912
service British Army Private Territorial Reserves (Middlesex) Source:6654748 July 1912 - 3rd July 1913
1913
dates Age 31 Source:6654748 1913
1913
service British Army Private 2137 Middlesex Regiment 8th Battalion Source:6654748 2nd July 1913 - 23rd April 1915
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:6654748 8th March 1915 - 23rd April 1915
service British Army Private 2137 Middlesex Regiment Source:1530252
1915
death Killed in Action Died in the field St-Jean, Nr Toulouse France Source:6654748 23rd April 1915
burial Ypres (Ieper), West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium. Name appears on the Ypres Menin Gate, Flanders, Belgium Source:6654748

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Ernest
Initials E
Last Name Hancock
Source 1530252
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 2137 Middlesex Regiment Private
British Army Territorial Reserves (Middlesex) Private
British Army 2137 Middlesex Regiment 8th Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elizabeth Joyce wife 21st December 1902
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
DateHeightSource
1913-07 5'4"

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British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Susan30573

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