Regimental number | 105 |
Place of birth | 5th P.C. Dragoon Gds., Mecrat, Bengal, India |
School | Army Schools and County Council Schools, London, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 14 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Soldier |
Address | Victoria Barracks, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Henry Hanington, c/o William Street PO, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Artillery in Brisbane |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 1, Battery 1 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/29/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "I (father) served in 5th D Gds 14 years. 10.6 in India. My family of 4 sons were all born in India. My wife was invalided to England and died in Netley Hospital on 26th December, 1987. I hald rank of Sergeant on discharge from Army". |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Poperinghe, Belgium |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Mendinghem British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 32), Proven, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Rosa HANNINGTON, 3 Strahan Street, Hobart, Tasmania. Native of Meerut, Bengal, India |
Family/military connections | Brother; Ernest No. 337, 2nd L H - Sergeant on leavingBrother; Walter, Gunner No. 22, Heavy Siege Battery, France. |