WWII Military Medal and MiD group of 7 to Trooper J. Hancock, 7th Royal Tank Regiment, a Dunkirk veteran who was the sole survivor when his tank was hit five times near Tobruk and got the disabled tank to a position for recovery, see description

A Military Medal group of seven to Trooper Jonas Hancock, 7th Royal Tank Regiment: Military Medal, 1939-45 Star, Africa Star with 8th Army clasp, Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal with Mention in Despatches oak leaf, and Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. With associated badges and research, including a copy of his Military Medal recommendation and a newspaper obituary.

Hancock served as a tank driver and was evacuated from Dunkirk. He was recommended for the Military Medal for his conduct there but instead received a Mention in Despatches. He later served with the Eighth Army in North Africa.

His Military Medal recommendation records an action near Tobruk on 29 May 1942. His tank was hit and penetrated five times, killing the rest of its crew and disabling the vehicle. Though badly shaken, he remained at his post and got the tank to a position from which it could be recovered. He also saw action in Italy and Germany.

After 12 years in the Army, Hancock joined Durham Constabulary, serving at Hartlepool, Winlaton, Jarrow and Peterlee. His police service was interrupted in 1956 when he worked in security for an oil company in Bahrain. The accompanying obituary records his Military Medal, Mention in Despatches and police medal. He died aged 54, shortly before his planned retirement.