Regimental number | 7497 |
Place of birth | Balaclava, Victoria |
School | Star of the Sea Convent, Elsternwick, Victoria |
Age on arrival in Australia | 31 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Gas Co employee |
Address | Carlton, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs K Hansen, 19 High Street, Carlton, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, 1918, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 14), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 50 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Edward and Ellen HANSEN; husband of NAOMI WALKER (formerly HANSEN). Native of Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin; 7491 Pte Augustine GREEN, 7th Bn, killed in action, 9 August 1918; Cousins: 1735 Pte William Nelson CHAMBERS, 8th Bn, killed in action, 2 June 1915; 1756 Pte James Robert CHAMBERS, 10th Company, Australian Army Service Corps, died of wounds, 1 July 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Red Cross File No 12606131 |