Jack Hazlitt

Jack Hazlitt
Hazlitt in 1992
Birth name	Cecil John Hazlitt
Nickname(s)	Jack
Born	15 June – 31 December 1897 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	June 15, 1993 (aged 95) New South Wales, Australia
Allegiance	Commonwealth of Australia
Service / branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1915–1916
Rank	Private
Unit	28th Battalion

Cecil John "Jack" Hazlitt (1897–1993) was an Australian soldier who fought in World War I.

Hazlitt was born between 15 June and 31 December 1897 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.^[1]

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.

Hazlitt died on 15 June 1993 in New South Wales, Australia, aged 95, while living in MacMasters Beach.^[4][5]