HANCOCK, Joan - W96843, WFX38592

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Cpl Joan Hancock
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Conflict World War 2
Service Arm Australian Imperial Force
Australian Army Medical Women's Service
Unit 2/1 Australian General Hospital
Service No. WFX38592
Service Arm Army
Date of Birth 9 Mar 1916
Birthplace Fremantle, WA
Residence Fremantle, WA
Date of Death 20 Feb 1997
Relatives Father - Roland Daniel Hancock
Mother - Beatrice Emily Harvey


Joan Hancock was a Voluntary Aid Detachment(VAD) and served in New Guinea with the 2/1st Australian General Hospital in 1943. You can listen to Joan as she recalls her experiences.

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