John
De Courcy
Hathaway
Born in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors 
Brother of
Grace Kathleen (Hathaway) Holcombe, Frederick Gilbert Vernon Hathaway, Gladys Caroline (Hathaway) Cattley, Lytton Beresford Hathaway and Laura Beatrice (Hathaway) Green
Husband of
Edna Ethel (Elvy) Hathaway
— married
15 Feb 1923 in Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Father of
Ronald De Courcy Hathaway
Died
at age 65
in St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
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We Shall Remember Them-Lest We Forget
Camel Corps 11th Reinforcement Regiment
1st Light Horse Signaling Troop
Recipient of the British War Medal and the Victory Medal
Biography
John Hathaway is an Anzac who served in World War One.
John De Courcy Hathaway was born on 19 February 1899 in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia [1], the son of Frederick James Hathaway and Rebecca Wilkinson and the brother of Grace Kathleen (Hathaway) Holcombe, Frederick Gilbert Vernon Hathaway, Gladys Caroline (Hathaway) Cattley, Lytton Hathaway and Laura Beatrice (Hathaway) Green.
John served in the First World War in the Australian Defence Force. He enlisted on 5 March 1917 as an 18 year old, and served as a Trooper in the Camel Corps 11th Inforcements Regiment in the Middle East, embarking Sydney on 9 May and debarked the Suez on 20 June 1917. By the 31 August 1918 John was a Driver with the 1st Light Horse Signaling Troop. After spending time in Malta he was returned to Australia, leaving Cairo on 10 July and arriving on 10 August 1919. [2][3]
He married Edna Ethel Elvy on 15 February 1923 at Manly, New South Wales, Australia [4] and their sons were Ronald De Courcy Hathaway and John De Courcy Hathaway.
John died on 17 November 1964 in St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia [5][6].
Sources
- ↑ Birth: New South Wales Australia Births: Name: HATHAWAY JOHN DE C Registration number 4195/1899 Father's Given name(s) FREDERICK J Mother's Given name(s) REBECCA District LEICHHARDT
- ↑ Military Service Record: National Archives Australia: 4738996 National Archives of Australia: Item details for: B2455, HATHAWAY J D: Title: HATHAWAY John Decourcy : Service Number - 3097 : Place of Birth - Sydney NSW : Place of Enlistment - Sydney NSW : Next of Kin - (Mother) HATHAWAY Rebecca
- ↑ Service Record: Military Service Record:See Scanned Original Document:
- ↑ Marriage: New South Wales Australia Marriages: 3558/1923 Groom's Family Name HATHAWAY Groom's Given Name(s) JOHN D C Bride's Family Name(s) ELVY Bride's Given Name(s) EDNA E District MANLY
- ↑ Death: New South Wales Australia Deaths: Name: HATHAWAY JOHN DE COURCY Registration number 41702/1964 Father's Given Name(s) FREDERICK JAMES Mother's Given Name(s) REBECCA District ST LEONARDS
- ↑ Death Notice: John De Courcy Surname: HATHAWAY Given Names: John De Courcy (Jack) Notice Type: Death notice Date17 NOV 1964 Event: Death Other Details: late of Mosman Publication: Sydney Morning Herald Published: 18 NOV 1964
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