The Brothers
JackPrivate John Albert [Jack] Handcock of the 7th Battalion AIF was the first brother to go to war and the first to die. He was killed on 25th April, 1915 at Gallipoli. He does not have a grave but is commemorated at Lone Pine.
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RobertSapper Robert handcock was of the 5th field company engineers. He was a farmer in South Melbourne. He was married to Thresa Handcock of 46 Dow Street Wangaratta.
He enlisted on the 25th of march 1915 and returned on the 13th of February 1917. |
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JosephPrivate Joseph Ralph Handcock of the 2nd pioneer battalion enlisted on the 1st of October 1916. He served four years on the eastern and western front. He returned on the 1st of April 1919. FrederickFrederick Arthur Handcock was also a farmer and left for the war when he was 24 in 1917. He served onthe Western Front and was a Sapper in the 1st Australian Tunneling Company. He returned home in July 1919.
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AlbertPrivate Albert john Handcock was of the 7th battalion. He enlisted on the 21st of September 1914.
He was killed in action on the second of May 1915 on Gallipoli, Turkey. he was only 24 years old. 
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RichardPrivate Richard Murdoch Rowe Handcock was of the 4th battalion, 5th reinforcement. he enlisted on the 4th July 1916 when he was just 18 years old.
He returned to Australia on the 23rd of January 1919. CharlesPrivate Charles Handcock was of the 38th battalion, he was a carpenter in Myrrhee.
He enlisted on the 7th of February 1916. He was married to a lady going by the name of Lilian Leah Handcock from Wangaratta. He was very unfortunate to have died from a disease on the 10th of November 1919. His grave is known to be in Abbeville in Germany, on plot v row b and grave No:47. |
