Jack Hazlitt
Jack Hazlitt | |
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Birth name | Cecil John Hazlitt |
Nickname(s) | Jack |
Born | 15 June – 31 December 1897 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Died | (aged 95) New South Wales, Australia |
Allegiance | Commonwealth of Australia |
Service/ | Australian Army |
Years of service | 1915–1916 |
Rank | Private |
Unit | 28th Battalion |
Cecil John "Jack" Hazlitt was an Australian soldier who fought in World War I.
Early life[]
Hazlitt was born between 15 June and 31 December 1897 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[1]
Career[]
Hazlitt enlisted to join Australian forces on 27 February 1915, and embarked from Fremantle on 9 June 1915. He arrived at Gallipoli in July of that year, and fought in the Gallipoli Campaign as a runner.[2] The average runner at Gallipoli survived for 24 hours, but Hazlitt survived for five months.[3] He later fought in the Battles of Pozières and the Somme, before leaving to return to Australia on 26 December 1916.
Death[]
Hazlitt died on 15 June 1993 in New South Wales, Australia, aged 95, while living in MacMasters Beach.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ "Jack Hazlitt – World War 1 Digger (1991)". Australians at Work. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Jack Hazlitt". Australian Biography. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Jack Hazlitt - World War 1 Digger". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ Hazlitt, Lesley (December 2004). Just Call Me Jack. Lexington Avenue Press. ISBN 9780975151037., cited in Hetherington, Andrew. "Just Call Me Jack". Royal Australian Air Force. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "newspaper Record for Cecil John HAZLITT". RootsWeb. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
Categories:
- 1897 births
- 1993 deaths
- People educated at Haileybury (Melbourne)
- Australian Army soldiers
- Australian military personnel of World War I