Participant Info

Given Name

James McRae

Family Name

Hancock

Service Number

2158

Place of Birth

Bendigo VIC

Occupation

Barrister & Solicitor

Place of Enlistment

Melbourne VIC

Next of Kin

Father, J F White, Main Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria

Address on Enlistment

Moonee Ponds, Victoria

Unit on Embarkation

23rd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement

Age at Embarkation

24

Embarkation Vessel

HMAT A20 Hororata, Melbourne VIC on 27 September 1915

Rank on Enlistment

Private

Unit at Discharge

Rank at Death/Discharge

Private

Date of Return

Place of death or wounding

Pozières, Somme Sector, France

Date of Death

4/08/1916

Fate

KIA

Place of burial/memorial

EDITING: ITEMS CHANGED/NOTES

younger brother Arthur Justin #5985 also served

Link to record

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