HANCEY, Edwin Banthorpe
| Service Number: | 4701 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 February 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Stoker |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Melbourne (I) |
| Born: | Yongala, South Australia, 10 July 1894 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Tonsilitis, septicaemia and heart failure, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, 12 June 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Birkenhead (Flaybrick Hill) Cemetery 16C of E 469A, Flaybrick Hill Cemetery, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crib Point RAN WW1 Roll of Honour (Panel 2), West Leederville War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Feb 1915: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Stoker 2/c, 4701, HMAS Cerberus (Shore) |
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World War 2 Service
| 27 Feb 1915: | Enlisted 4701 |
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World War 1 Service
| 14 Jan 1916: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Stoker, HMAS Melbourne (I) |
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World War 2 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Stoker, 4701, HMAS Melbourne (I) |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 11th June......Stoker Edwin Barthorpe Hancey was born at Yongala, South Australia in 1894. He joined the Royal Australian Navy on 27th February, 1915 for a period of 5 years.
Edwin Banthorpe Hancey was posted to H.M.A.S. Cerebus on 27th February, 1915 as Stoker 2nd Class. He was transferred to London Depot from 18th November, 1915 to 13th January, 1916.
Stoker 2nd Class Edwin Banthorpe Hancey was transferred to H.M.A.S. Melbourne on 14th January, 1916. He was promoted to Stoker (first class) on 27th February, 1916.
Stoker Edwin Banthorpe Hancey died on 12th June, 1917 from Tonsillitis, Septicaemia & heart failure. He was buried in Flaybrick Hill Cemetery, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England – Memorial Reference 16. C. of E. 469A. He does not have a headstone but his name is on the Commonwealth War Graves Screen Wall.
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