Jack Hazlitt
Jack Hazlitt | |
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 Hazlitt in 1992 | |
| 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 (1897–1993) was an Australian soldier who fought in World War I.
Early life
[edit]Hazlitt was born between 15 June and 31 December 1897 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[1]
Career
[edit]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
[edit]Hazlitt died on 15 June 1993 in New South Wales, Australia, aged 95, while living in MacMasters Beach.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jack Hazlitt – World War 1 Digger (1991)". Australians at Work. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Australian Biography: Jack Hazlitt". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "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.
