Regimental number | 1919 |
Place of birth | Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Christian Brothers, Catholic and Brisbane Grammar School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bedstead maker |
Address | 39 Abattoir Road, Rozelle, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Dora Hansen, 39 Abattoir Road, Rozelle, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets and Militia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 59th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/76/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Enlisted at age of 18 years, January, 1916. Was drafted as reinforcements to 59th Battalion, later after service in France drafted to 60th Battalion was later sent back to France, after attack of trench ...., as a machine gunner with 15th M.G. Section with which he was killed." Details from Mother. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 7), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Dora HANSEN, "Waratah", 29 Park Avenue, Drummoyne, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |