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Corporal John James Hancox

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1893-03-02
Place of birth: Walsall Staffordshire England
Next of kin: Louise Hancox, sister. Tiddington Road, Stratford upon Avon, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Gear Cutter
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 123521
Highest Rank: Corporal (73rd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Corporal, 73rd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army). 1915-09-20 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1568856
LAC ID: 443858
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B4006-S016
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Charles Hancox and Rose Hannah Hancox of Poseymans Cottage, Hallow, Worcester, England.

Previous service: 2 years - Territorials

Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 70th Battalion Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 73rd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-04-30