Ethelbert a.k.a. Herbert Hancock Image

Name

Ethelbert a.k.a. Herbert Hancock

Born

1890-06-21

Birth Place

Shropshire, England

Occupation

Bookkeeper

Religion

Congregationalist

Awards

Awarded Military Medal, June 3, 1916, London Gazette #29608






Service Record 1


Regimental Number

54022

Highest Rank

Lieutenant

Conflict

1914-1918

Battalion

18th Battalion

Enlisted

Walkerton, ON

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1914-10-27

Discharge Date

1918-12-17

Discharge Cause

General Demobilization



Notes

Personnel records note Chesley as a place of residence. Served in Canada, England and France with the 18th Battalion, Western Ontario Regimental Depot, Canadian Machine Gun Depot, Machine Gun Pool, 1st Machine Gun Company, 1st Battalion, Machine Gun Corps and #1 District Depot. (Source: Certificate of Service)




Sources & Links

- Program for Dedication of Chesley, ON and Vicinity Soldiers' Memorial, July 15th, 1925 (A2014.003.0554, vol. 3)
- Library & Archives Canada



News Clippings


The Chesley Enterprise, December 12, 1918
The Chesley Enterprise, December 12, 1918