| Regimental number | 26/106 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Stratford, Taranaki |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22.11 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emma Hancock, Juliet Street, Stratford |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years in 12th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Emma Hancock, Stratford, Taranaki, and the late Peter Hancock |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked 5 January 1916. Wounded France (hand and leg), date not specified. Admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 18 September 1916. Marched into Sling Camp, 3 February 1917. Marched out of Sling Camp 1 March 1917; rejoined unit, 21 April 1917. Appointed Lance-Corporal, 12 June 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. War service: 2 years 2 days (of which 1 year 250 days was abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | First given name incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as Sydney. |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 23 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16791001 |