Regimental number | 5501 |
Place of birth | Coominya, Queensland |
School | Atkinsons Lagoon School, Coominya, Queensland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Wondai, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Hansen, Wondai, Queensland |
Previous military service | Four years in the Light Horse for Home Defence. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Meteren Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row J, Grave No. 812), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 56 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Marie HANSEN, Charlestown, Wondai, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3548 Pte William Peter HANSEN, 25th Company, Australian Army Service Corps, returned to Australia, 2 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |