Reginald John HANCOCK

Regimental number2/1172
Date of birth26 January 1885
AddressBombay, Auckland
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs Jane Hancock, Bombay, Auckland
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force. 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
New Zealand Field Artillery, 4th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships ('Willochra' and 'Knight Templar'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankFarrier Sergeant
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 22 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialQueant Communal Cemetery British Extension (Row B, Grave No 11), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Florence Jane Hancock, Bombay, Auckland
Medals

Meritorious Service Medal

'In recognition of valuable services rendered with the Armies in France and Flanders.'
Source: 'London Gazette'
Date: 18 January 1919

Other detailsMedals: Meritorious Service Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Fourth

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