Private Charles Evan Hancock Memorial Tablet Middle Image 0 / 0 - Prev Next Description / Background The memorial is a marble tablet, attached to a timber plaque. It features a portrait of Private Charles Evan (Tam) Hancock, surrounded by a laurel wreath with crossed rifles. The dedication is inscribed below the portrait and the text is blackened. The memorial was previously located at Hancock's former place of work, the Condobolin branch of the Commercial Banking Company (C.B.C.), where it was unveiled on 10 June 1914. It remained there until it was transferred to the Condobolin RSL Club on 25 April 2003. A ceremony on 24 May 2003, attended by officials from the National Australia Bank, the RSL Club, and Hancock's nephew David Hancock with his wife and great nephew Brian Hancock, marked the transfer to the new location. History Hancock was employed as junior clerk with the C.B.C. Bank at Port Macquarie in 1909. He transferred to Condobolin where he was ledger keeper in 1915. On 25 April 1915, Hancock enlisted at Liverpool, NSW. He took an oath of service to the King on 18 May 1915 and was appointed to the 6th Reinforcements 2nd Battalion on 15 June 1915. The next day he embarked 'Karoola' for service overseas. On 25 July 1915, he sent a postcard from Heliopolis in Egypt to his brother Robert writing, '"Expect to be in the firing line within a fortnight. Love from Tam". Hancock joined the 2nd battalion at Gallipoli in Turkey on 6 August 1915, the day the offensive at Lone Pine started. The battle lasted several days and caused many casualties for both the Anzac and Turkish armies. Officially, Hancock's death is recorded as 7–14 August 1915. He is remembered at Lone Pine Cemetery with an individual memorial, which among others, surrounds a common grave of soldiers fallen on this field. He is also commemorated at the Condobolin Memorial Park and Memorial Wall. Source: Information supplied to the Lachlan Shire Library by Mr Brian Hancock, 25 May 2003. Inscription This tablet was placed here in memory of Private Charles Evan Hancock who was killed at Suvla Bay 7th August 1915 Related links Hancock Memorial Tablet (14 Jun 1916) Veterans listed on this memorial Veterans listed on this memorial Sort by Family nameGiven nameWar Order AscDesc Items per page 1050100- All - Apply Last held rank Given name Family name Conflict/s Service No. Service Campaign Read more Private Charles Evan Hancock World War 1 Suvla Bay view Do you know more about this war Memorial? Click here to learn how you can contribute Sidebar Address Condobolin RSL Club 20 McDonell Street Condobolin NSW 2877 Local Government Area Lachlan Shire Setting Building – inside Location status Moved/altered Memorial type Board/roll/plaque/tablet Recorded by Sharon Denyer - Lachlan Shire Library. Dedication date 10 June 1916 Conflict/s First World War, 1914–18 Materials Marble Timber