Victor Herbert Hiscock

  General Notes:

Electoral Roll: - 1914, 1919 - Lancefield, Vic. - Shop assistant.
1924 - 24 Bank Street, Box Hill, Vic. - labourer.
1931, 1936 - 24 Marquis Street, Ashburton, Vic. - Linesman.

Victor served in the First World War. (A.I.F. Badge 3863 Gunner V.H. Hiscock). He inhaled gas which injured his lungs and affected his health later in life.
He worked with his brother Frank planting potatoes at Loch.
In 1922 Victor married Lillian King and they had four children. He worked on external installations for the P.M.G.

WW1 Embarkation Record
Hiscock, Victor Herbert
Service Number: 3863
Rank/Calling: Private
Unit: 5 Infantry Battalion - 1 to 12 Reinforcements (December 1914 - November 1915)
Ship Name: HMAT Ceramic
Ship Number: A40
Date of Embarkation: 23/11/1915
Place of Embarkation: Melbourne

Victor Herbert Hiscock enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 3/7/1915. His certificate of medical examination shows that he was aged 24 years and two months, height - 5 feet 6 inches, weight 10 stone 12 pounds, chest measurement 34/36 and a half inches. complexion - fresh, eyes - blue, hair - brown, religious denomination - Church of England.
Victor served mainly in France and was burnt by gas and hospitalised. he was also in hospital for 17 days with syphilis. He disembarked on 20/8/1919 and was discharged on 12/10/1919.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Shop Assistant, Grocer, P.M.G, Linesman.

• connection.

• Birth Certificate: (15518).

Victor married Lillian Mary King, daughter of Joshua Charles Arthur King and Annie Williams, in 1922 in Victoria Australia. (Lillian Mary King was born in 1894 in Oakleigh, Melbourne, Victoria Australia, died on 12 Jul 1988 in Geelong, Victoria Australia and was buried in Burwood Cemetery, Victoria Australia.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Certificate: (12866).