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The Bristol Grammar School website provides his service and death details and this biographical information: 'Son of Herbert Powell Hitchcock, war office clerk, Malta, and Agnes Maud Hitchcock. Herbert Powell was living at The Deans, Farnham, Surrey, while Mrs Hitchcock was living at 117 Ashley Down Road. By 1914 Herbert and Agnes has moved to Marlborough House, Sandown, Isle of Wight. Younger brother of Herbert William, who also served and was killed (and is listed on this memorial).
Hitchcock was born on 08/06/1897, and attended the School from 1906-1916. He served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army, with the Machine Gun Corps, Infantry, 25th Bn.. Hitchcock sadly lost his life on 14/04/1918, as a result of the War.
Hitchcock is remembered on Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium, Panel 11.
The school Chronicle first mentioned him in December 1915 - "Hearty congratulations are also due to R.F. Hitchcock in winning one of the Classical Scholarships at Corpus." The, in July 1918 it said "R.F. Hitchcock and J.G. Hogan are reported missing." By April 1919 "There seems now little doubt that R.F. Hitchcock was killed on April 17th, 1918, near Kemmel Hill. Oxford has lost in him and his elder brother two very promising scholars."