Hancocks Capt.
Info
Surname | Hancocks |
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Forename | William |
Rank | Capt. |
Army No | |
Battalion | 2/7th & 1/7th |
Commissioned | 1914-09-21 |
Date Of Wounds | Not set |
Wounds | |
Died Killed | 1917-10-09 |
Death Details | Killed in action, "Inch Houses" Wallemole, Belgium |
Enlisted Date | Not set |
Enlisted Location | |
Date Of Birth | Not set |
Birth Place | |
Residence | Droitwich, Worcestershire |
Discharged | Not set |
Theatre Of War | France |
Date Of Entry | 1917-08-30 |
Z Class | |
Surname Spellings | |
Other Info | Died age 25. Killed by machine gun fire. Son of William and Edith Hancocks, of Church House, Severn-Stoke, Worcester. Native of Blakeshall, Wolverley, Worcestershire. The Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium - Panel 75 to 77. |
Assignments
2/7th Worcestershire Regiment - Second Lieutenant |
2/7th Worcestershire Regiment - Lieutenant |
1/7th Worcestershire Regiment - Captain |
Service Awards
The British War Medal |
The Allied Victory Medal |
Gallantry Awards & Honors
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No results found. |
Foreign Decorations & Awards
Medal | Rank | Battalion | Awarded |
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No results found. |
Royal Flying Corps
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