Regimental number | 2778 |
Place of birth | Skovby, Denmark |
School | Skovby School, Denmark |
Other training | Sailor |
Age on arrival in Australia | 19 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Uncle, C Jensen, Skovby, Aro, Demmark |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Born, 5 August 1894 |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given Harold Lionel |
Place of death or wounding | Somme sector, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Tottenham and Wood Green Cemetery (7322 Screen Wall), Middlesex |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 79 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | See "HANSEN" Hans Andersen, true family name. Parents: Josef and Karen HANSEN, Skovby, Aeroskobling, Denmark |
Medals |
Military Medal 'When D Company was withdrawn from the attack on point 54 to the north of POZIERES, on the night of 29th/30th August, 1916, this man who had gone out with an attacking party in charge of a Lewis gun, successively and without orders, occupied positions covering the retirement of his Company. When the Company retired in the first instance they were hotly pressed by the enemy, and this man's cool deliberation in establishing himself without assistance with his Lewis gun, in the manner indicated, was greatly instrumental in checking the counter attack by the enemy.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: |