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We remember Herbert William Hitchcock
We remember Herbert William Hitchcock
Timeline
Timeline
1895
1898
sibling
Reginald F Hitchcock
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1898
1916
dates
Age 21
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13th November 1916
employment
Scholar of Balliol College Oxford.
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service
British Army
Lieutenant
Machine Gun Corps
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service
British Army
Lieutenant
Tank Corps
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service
British Army
Lieutenant
Machine Gun Corps (Heavy Branch)
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location
Marlborough Sandown Isle Of Wight.
United Kingdom
parents address
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1916
death
Killed in Action
The Somme
France
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13th November 1916
burial
Somme
France
Grave Ref. 11.B.10.
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Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Herbert William |
| Initials | HW |
| Last Name | Hitchcock |
| Source | 1898292 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlborough Sandown Isle Of Wight. | United Kingdom | parents address |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Machine Gun Corps | Lieutenant | |||
| British Army | Tank Corps | Lieutenant | |||
| British Army | Machine Gun Corps (Heavy Branch) | Lieutenant |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes Maud Hitchcock | mother | ||
| Herbert Parnell Hitchcock | father |
Siblings
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reginald F Hitchcock | brother | 1898 |
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Herbert William HitchcockGraves of Herbert William Hitchcock and William Joseph Miles, Machine Gun Corps (Heavy Branch), died 1st July 1916 at Mill Road, by Thiepval, on the SommeContributed by:
Fred109035
Communities
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Alan68334 | |
| 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Desmond1478 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| The First Tank Crews | David1424 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| grave | olivier56465 | |
| The Battle of the Somme. | Desmond1478 | |
| Lieutenant Herbert William Hitchcock. | Desmond1478 | |
| Herbert William Hitchcock | Fred109035 |
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