| Location | Wigan |
| Age | 19 years |
| Visitors | 4,181 since 11/11/2006 |
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Jamie Lee Hancock was born on 30 January 1987. He lived near Wigan, Lancashire, with his brother,
also a serving soldier. He joined the British Army at the age of 18 and began his career at the
Infantry Training Centre, Catterick. On completion of the Combat Infantryman’s Course in November
2005, he was posted to 5 Platoon, Burma Company, The 1st Battalion, The Queen’s Lancashire
Regiment, serving as a Rifleman where he was involved in training to prepare other units for
operations in Iraq.
On 1 June 2006 Kingsman Hancock was posted to The 1st Battalion, The King’s Regiment, having
volunteered for a six-month tour of Iraq as part of Catterick-based 19 Light Brigade. The Regiment
amalgamated into The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment on 1 July 2006. He subsequently took part in
four months of high-intensity training with Chindit Company prior to deploying to Iraq on 21 October
as part of the Advance Party.
Despite being a junior soldier, he had been identified by his peers and his commanders as a young
man with real potential. He stood out due to his professionalism and his sheer pride in being a
soldier. As a recently qualified Warrior Armoured Fighting Vehicle driver, Kingsman Hancock showed a
natural aptitude and ability that belied his relative inexperience with the vehicle and with the
challenging conditions found in southern Iraq.
His Platoon will remember him fondly as an outgoing, gregarious practical joker. He was never short
of anything to say, whether it was a one-liner or a kind word of encouragement. His friends knew him
as a great listener and he was regarded by many as an elder-brother figure. When off duty, he was
always the life and soul of the party and his friends saw him as a constant source of morale within
the team. He was very much a free spirit and could always be relied upon for help or advice.
In his short time in the Company he made a real impression on all ranks. He will be remembered as a
friend, a comrade, and an outstanding soldier. He will be sorely missed and his loss will greatly
affect those who were fortunate enough to have known him.
Your still in our thoughts Jamie
I still remember coming to your house years and years ago to hang out with your Joe and even as a young boy Jamie, you made me smile. Polite, a little mischevoius at times (which was probly something u picked up from Joe) :@) and an absolute pleasure to be around. Your fantastic sense of humour was there from the start and i wont ever forget you. Reading through everyones comments and the comments of your colleagues you obviously grew into a fantastic much loved man that i know you dad and Joe will be very proud of. I am so grateful i got to meet you Jamie and wish to god that you hadnt left us sooo young with all the promise of a fantastic life you had ahead of you. RIP Jamie lad, ill always remember you and you will always live on the hearts of us all
xxxxxxx xxxxxxx
ღ ♥ღ GOODNIGHT ANGEL, SWEET DREAMS ღ ♥ღ
ღ♥ღ☆ Tiny star, Shining Bright, It's Time for Me to say Goodnight. So close your Eyes & Snuggle up Tight, I'm wishing you Sweet Dreams Tonight ★ღ♥ღ
GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART. X
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★ love always Blakes Nanny xxx
Happy 22nd birthday
Hiya Jamie just a note to say Happy Birthday we all miss you loads R.I.P Kingsman Jamie Lee Hancock xxx Kim and Alicia xx
I salute you m8
Areet m8 you don`t know me but I`m an ex soldier who was in the 7th battalion the durham light infantry.
so to me you are one of my brothers,
I am so sorry you lost your life m8 to those coward b****ds,They can`t fight like normal soldiers thay have to plant bombs the hide like girls.
We should just nuke the lot of them as they all hate us,and we are there to help them.
There are to many of our lads dieing over there and they don`t even thank us for making there lifes better for them.
Take care m8 no more patroles for you just go to heavens NAFFI and have a few beers m8 you deserve it.
24910514 private paul muncaster signing out for now see you later bro.
hey
hey how is it goin mate hope u will have a good crimbo and new yr with ur mates and family by bein there by there side when they need u the most i no u will be.
we all miss you so much and u was a fantastic soldier you diead doin something what not may people will even try nd do and we are so happy and pleased that u was with us for the time u was it is so bad that ur are gone but also in away a good thing becasue god only takes the most specail people in life to join his kingdom in heaven and become his protector.
you have protected us from evil and self pity and we all oh you a massive thank you. rest in peace buddy ill see u again soon. xxxxxx
true hero
i just want to say how sorry i am for your loss. you're story has touched me when i read it. my brother also done his training at catterick in the kings 5 div from 2006/07 and is expected to be goin to iraq this year i couldnt imagine wat use are going through and hope i never need to, your son did die a hero and he was gone to young too soonxx
When I read about how you lost your life in the line of duty, it rang true to me how brave all our service men and women are. I saw your photograph and immediately knew that you were Joey's brother, you're a carbon copy of each other! I just want to say to Joey that I know you're the proudest brother there could be. I hope you're safe in whatever you're doing now. Take care, Delyth Carey xxxx
For Those Who Mourn, And Those Who Wait.
As this year draws closer to its end and
Passes through Christmas and New Year then is no more
We look back and remember those
Who last year and the year before
Were here
As the lights, and Carols and all the trappings
Surround us once again and those
We love are far away this Christmas
We think of them and those back home
And pray
Those who mourn - whose son or daughter’s name adorns a stone
Can only think of Christmases gone by
We who look on and weep for them
Can only say, ‘There, but for the Grace of God, go I’
And tell them:
You are not alone, nor forgotten, and -
Though your child’s name was carved with pride in that cold stone
Their names were written also in our hearts
And yours: your bleeding, battered hearts which beat for them
Will, as long as you’re alive
Remember them with love and pride
For what is a life that was loved but now gone?
A hundred-thousand memories: a million tears, which now though sad
Were once - back then - happy, too, when you laughed together
The memories, the tears both poignant and glad
Are there for you to keep the while your grieving heart beats
And - for as long as your heart beats - they will never die.
Much love always,
Julie
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leave them angles alone lol
hi bud how r u doin up there hope u aint chaseing them angels lol u best save some for me lol
well bud we use have some great times gether in work and out of work and out on pull lol remember u use to try ur chat up line 'how r u doin ' lol u could never say it right but u still got the girl lol and u be in work on monday showing us ur latest pic or vids of the girl lol
u will sure be miss bud u r a great mate and always there when u was needed im sorry i miss ur funeral i wanted to be there but i know u know y i wasnt and i did come see ur flower what we got u and i did do a collection for u bud and u got alot show u were 1 with the ladies lol
rest in peace now bud and stop chaseing them angels lol
jabba x
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