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Ernest Oswald HANSEN

Regimental number718
Place of birthWaragtel, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressBalaklava, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Kempe, Balaklava, South Australia
Enlistment date20 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 8, Reinforcement 13
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/13/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 21 June 1917
Regimental number from Nominal Roll718A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll43rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 23 July 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2381 Corporal William Edmund HANSEN, 10th Bn, killed in action, 10 August 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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