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Victor Frederick HANSEN

Regimental number486
Place of birthDanfield, Camden, New South Wales
SchoolCobbitty Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressDanfield, Camden, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 9"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinC Hansen, Danfield, Camden, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 15 months in the 31st and 43rd Infantry Regiments, Citizen Military Forces.; Served as a volunteer with the Engineers in Sydney, New South Wales.
Enlistment date26 August 1914
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentS/SMITH
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 1, Brigade Ammunition Column
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/29/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A8 Argyllshire on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollStaff Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Brigade Headquarters
FateKilled in Action 11 April 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialNoreuil Australian Cemetery (Row H, Grave NO. 20), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
11
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Lars and Sophie HANSEN, Danfield, Camden, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1334 Lance Corporal Harold Gorman HANSEN, 3rd Bn, returned to Australia, 5 April 1918; 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

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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