Book of Remembrance entry
HANCOCK, JAMES McCRAE. 1909.
Trinity G.S. and S.C.; LL.B.; admitted to the bar early 1915.
5.7.15, Pte. 23rd Btn.; sailed 27.9.15; was with the advance body of Australians across the Suez Canal; went to France, and on 4th August 1916 was sent out on a task on the ridge beyond Pozieres, from which he never returned; he was reported missing, and later reported killed in action.
Trinity G.S. and S.C.; LL.B.; admitted to the bar early 1915.
5.7.15, Pte. 23rd Btn.; sailed 27.9.15; was with the advance body of Australians across the Suez Canal; went to France, and on 4th August 1916 was sent out on a task on the ridge beyond Pozieres, from which he never returned; he was reported missing, and later reported killed in action.
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?Early education at Trinity Grammar School, Kew, VIC, Australia
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?Early education at Scotch College, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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?Tertiary education at University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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1915Military service as Private 5 July 1915
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1916Death in Pozières -- Somme, France 4 August 1916
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