Regimental number | 1334 |
Place of birth | Camden, New South Wales |
School | Cobbitty Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | lron worker |
Address | c/o Miss Hansen, 57 Thompson Street, Drummoyne, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 161 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sophia Hansen, Dunfield, Camden, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 15 months in the 31st and 43rd Infantry Regiments, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, G Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 486 Staff Sergeant Victor Frederick HANSEN, 1st Brigade Headquarters, killed in action, 11 April 1917; Cousins: 703 Corporal Ernest Randolph CLUETT, 1st Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 7 August 1915; 58543 Pte Cecil Redvers CLUETT, 55th Bn, returned to Australia, 22 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterreanean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 April 1915. Appointed Lance Corporal, 7 April 1915. Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 1 May 1915 (gun shot wound); admitted to No 5 Indian General Hospital; transferred to Winstaphey Convalescent Camp, 29 May 1915; discharged to duty, 14 June 1915. Admitted to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Ghezireh, 23 November 1915 (pyrexia); discharged to duty, 25 November 1915. On strength, Base Depot Stores, Cairo, 28 June 1916. Admitted to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 29 June 1916 (fractured little finger, right hand); discharged to duty, 1 July 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 3 September 1916; marched in to No 3 Camp, Parkhouse, England, 18 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 19 April 1917; rejoined 3rd Bn in the field, 10 May 1917. Detached to 1st Division Gas School, 30 May 1917; rejoined unit, 3 June 1917. Promoted Corporal, 27 September 1917. Wounded in action, 4 October 1917 (shrapnel wound, lip), admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station and discharged to duty same day; rejoined Bn, 12 October 1917. Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 28 October 1917; transferred to 14th General Hospital, Wimereux, 29 October 1917 (hernia, left); discharged to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 30 October 1917; to No 3 Rest Camp, Boulogne, 30 October 1917; rejoined Bn, 22 November 1917. Admitted to 1st Australian Field Ambulance, 13 December 1917 (hernia, left), and transferred to 3rd Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne; discharged to No 7 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 15 December 1917; to No 3 Rest Camp, 19 December 1917; to No 1 Australian General Base Depot, 27 December 1917. Transferred to England, 6 January 1918; marched in to No 2 command Depot, Weymouth, 7 January 1918. Admitted to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 15 January 1918; discharged on furlough, 11 February 1918, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 25 February 1918. Marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 4 March 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Borda' for discharge (old bone disease: right femur), 5 April 1918; disembarked Sydney, 1 June 1918; discharged, Sydney, 10 July 1918 (medically unfit). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |