Regimental number | 2040 |
Place of birth | Kaniva, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carter |
Address | 94 Carrington Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Rose Ann Hansen, Commercial Street, Kaniva, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, England Disembarked Suez, 11 March 1916. Taken on strength, 32nd Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 1 April 1916. Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, 15 April 1916 (influenza); discharged to unit, 28 April 1916. Admitted to 15th Field Ambulance, 13 June 1916, and transferred same day to 24th Stationary Hospital (broncho-pneumonia: severe); to Hospital Train, 26 June 1916, and admitted to 3rd Australian General hospital, Abbassia; transferred to British Red Cross Hospital, Montazah, 30 June 1916; discharged, and marched in to 5th Division Depot, Tel el Kebir, 18 July 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 2 August 1916; taken on strength, 8th Training Bn, Hurdcott, england, 27 August 1916. Admitted to Camp Hospital, 22 December 1916; classified 'C.1' (Home Service), 21 January 1917. Marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 18 May 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses' for discharge, 10 September 1917; disembarked Adelaide, 9 November 1917; discharged (medically unfit: deafness, right ear), 12 December 1917. War service: 2 years 70 days (of which 1 year 276 days was abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HANSEN Horace William |