Regimental number | 3940 |
Place of birth | Skive, Denmark |
School | Skive Public School |
Age on arrival in Australia | 26 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Sailor |
Address | Port Pirie, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, P Hansen, 10 Horsengade, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Previous military service | Served in the Danish Navy in 1906 |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 10 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/17/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3940A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | According to his letters he joined the Army in order to revenge the defeat of Denmark by the hands of Germany in 1864. Was twice wounded whilst fighting in the North of France. |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Place of death or wounding | France |