| Regimental number | 6709 |
| Place of birth | Heinstrommen, Arendal, Norway |
| Other Names | AANONSEN, Karl |
| School | Common Public School |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Linesman |
| Address | Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Height | 5' 4.75" |
| Weight | 135 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, A Aanonsen, Heinstrommen, Arendal, Norway |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 6302a |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
| Place of burial | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row C, Grave No 30), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Aanon and Emilie Birgitte Aanonsen, Strommen Arendal Norway |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Brisbane on HMAT A55 'Kyarra', 17 November 1916; failed to embark Fremantle, 27 November 1916; fined £5 and awarded 28 days' detention, 29 November 1916. Embarked Fremantle, 23 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 16 February 1917; marched in to 7th Training Bn, Rollestone, 18 February 1917. Found guilty, Rollestone, of being absent without leave from midnight, 30 April, to 8.30, 5 May 1916: awarded 5 days' confined to camp and forfeited 10 days' pay; total forfeiture: 15 days' pay. Reallotted Regimental No 6302. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 May 1917; taken on strength, 27th Bn, 12 June 1917. Transferred to 28th Bn, 12 June 1917; taken on strength, 13 June 1917. Wounded in action, 4 October 1917 (gun shot wound, back), admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train, 5 October 1917, and admitted to 22nd General Hospital, Camiers; transferred to England, 18 October 1917, and admitted to Norfolk War Hospital, Norwich, 18 October 1917; to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 9 November 1917; discharged on furlough, 10 November 1917, to report to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 24 November 1917. Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 2 January 1918. Transferred to Machine Gun Details, Grantham, 7 January 1918. Admitted to Belton Military Hospital, Grantham, 17 February 1918 (influenza); discharged to Training Depot, 26 February 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 9 April 1918; taken on strength, 4th Machine Gun Bn, in the field, 17 April 1918. Wounded in action (2nd occasion), 25 April 1918; remained at duty. Found guilty, 24 July 1918, of being absent without leave from 9 pm, 18 July, to 5 pm, 20 July 1918: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, 4 November 1918 (influenza); transferred same day to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbeville (influenza/broncho-pneumonia); listed as 'dangerously ill, 12 November 1918. Died of disease, 14 November 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, AANONSEN Carl |
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