Archless Robert HANCOCK

Regimental number29397
OccupationDriver
Next of kinMother, Mrs W Handcock, Karaka Street, Thames
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 36th Reinforcements, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Balmoral Castle on 24 April 1918
SS 'Balmoral Castle' left New Zealand, 24 April 1918; returned to Wellington, 27 April 1918; sailed, 2 May 1918.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 1 October 1918
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsGrevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Hancock, Karaka Creek, Thames and the late Mrs Hancock
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 81, p. 17