Jack Hazlitt

Not to be confused with Jack Hazlett or John Hazlitt.
Jack Hazlitt

An elderly man in a green suit and dark blue tie on a black background

Hazlit 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 Australia Commonwealth of Australia
Service/branch 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

  1. ↑ "Jack Hazlitt – World War 1 Digger (1991)". Australians at Work. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Jack Hazlitt". Australian Biography. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Jack Hazlitt - World War 1 Digger". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "newspaper Record for Cecil John HAZLITT". RootsWeb. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
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