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HANSON, Walter
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1142, 1175 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Duck Creek, Queensland, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Koondrook, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium Hooge Crater Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1142, 5th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1142, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1175, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 17 Aug 1915: | Wounded Private, 1175, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1175, 5th Infantry Battalion, Merris (France), gunshot wound chest & left arm | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 1175, 5th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1175 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-20 |
Personal Stories
walter hanson
I adopted this grave when statuettes were made in honor of the fallen during world war 1on Belgian territory
everyone who made a statue adopted a grave
That's how I adopted Walter Hanson's grave
and this is how I try to find out everything about this person
he enlisted the day after my birthday and died the day before my birthday
47 years later I was born and somehow I feel connected to this person
Yours sincerely
Fierens Walter
Submitted 2 June 2021 by walter fierens
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