Guy Hiscock
- Born: 10 Apr 1882, Avenel, Victoria Australia
- Died: 1954, Monto, Queensland Australia at age 72
- Buried: 18 Nov 1954, Mulgildie Cemetery, Queensland Australia
General Notes:
Electoral Roll: - 1903 - West Boundary Road, Portland, Vic - farmer.
1913, 1919 - Kumbria, Qld - farmer
1925 - Daintree River, Mossman, Qld - labourer
Guy remained a bachelor.
Before the First World War, Guy lived in Queensland on a block he was farming. Major Chandler lived next to him. When the war first started they put their hats in the centre of their beds to see if they would be in the same place when they got back and they were.
After the war Guy was a shearer. In later life he lived in a hut in the Guria district of New South Wales in New England. He kept ducks for sale and sold them locally for killing. He did a bit of local pea picking.
He would regularly visit his brother Richard in Queensland. He died of cancer at the hospital in Monto, Queensland. He is buried in Mulgildie a township near Monto.
First World War Embarkation Roll
Guy Hiscock
Number 3330
Rank Private
Unit 15 Infantry Battalion - 1 to 23 Reinforcements (December 1914 - November 1916)
Ship Name HMAT Seang Bee
Ship number A48
Date of embarkation 21 October 1915
Place of embarkation Brisbane
Guy enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on the 30th July 1915. His mother Mrs Janet Hiscock, Lancefield, Victoria was his next of kin.
On the medical certificate Guy was 33 years and 3 months, height 5 feet 8 inches, weight 150 pounds, chest measurement 34/37, complexion - dark, eyes - grey, hair - dark, religious denomination - Church of England. He had a scar on his left forearm and a scar on right side of chin.
He served in France and was wounded in action gassed and evacuated to Belgium. He was sent back to France to fight. He eventually returned to Australia and disembarked at Sydney on the 11th June 1919. He received the Star Medal, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Selector.
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