Regimental number | 7072 |
Place of birth | Cairns, Queensland |
School | State School, Cairns, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Cairns, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, W.J. Hanneysee, Babinda via Cairns, Queensland |
Previous military service | Cadets (5 years); Citizen Forces (8 months) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Cairns, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/6 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Canberra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, 1918, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | Crucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot VII, Row D, Grave No. 2), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 104 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Isabel HANNEYSEE, The Crown Hotel, Cairns, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 16 November 1917; disembarked Suez, Egypt, 21 December 1917. Admitted to Government Hospital, Suez, 1 January 1918 (mumps); discharged, 16 January 1918, and marched into Australian Camp, Suez, the same day. Transferred to Alexandria, 22 January 1918. Embarked Alexandria, 29 January 1918; disembarked Taranto, Italy, 4 February 1918; disembarked Southampton, England, 16 February 1918; marched into 5th Training Bn, Fovant, 17 February 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 April 1918; marched into New Zealand Infantry and General Base Depot, Etaples, 24 April 1918. Proceeded to unit, 26 April 1918; taken on strength of 25th Bn, in the field, 6 May 1918. Killed in action, 4 July 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HANNEYSEE Percival John |