Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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George Moir Hancock
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: 3271
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Black Watch
- Unit/Ship: 4th Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 41
- Date of Death: 25.09.1915
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Loos Memorial
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 78 to 83
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Aberdeen
- Address: 12 Cherryfield Lane, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Jessie M. Hancock
- Father:
James Hancock, 5 Union Pl, Dundee
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Mary Ann Hancock, 12 Cherryfield Lane, Dundee
- Children:
More about George Moir Hancock
George has no known grave but is remembered on the Loos Memorial.
George Moir Hancock 3271 Black Watch
HANCOCK―Missing since 25th September 1915, now reported killed on that date, Private George M. Hancock, Black Watch, beloved husband of Mary Ann Stevenson, 12 Cherryfield Lane, and son of the late Colr.-Sergt. J. Hancock, 91st Highlanders, and Mrs Hancock, 5 Union Place Dundee.
Dundee People’s Journal 30th September 1916
Additional information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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