Regimental number | 2381 |
Place of birth | Drouin, Gippsland, Victoria |
School | Warragul, Gippsland, Victoria |
Religion | Lutheran |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Balaklava, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Kempe, Balaklava, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Was awarded the Military Medal on 4 June 1918 for conspicuous bravery in the field at Merris. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery, (Plot VII, Row G, Grave No. 14), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 59 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Henry Hansen and Elizabeth Kempe of Balaklava, South Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' Date: |
Family/military connections | Brother: 718 Pte Ernest Oswald HANSEN, 43rd Bn, returned to Australia, 23 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |