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HANK, Robert Herman
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2115 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 December 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Norton Summit, South Australia, 28 March 1898 |
| Home Town: | Norton Summit, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Norton Summit Public School |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Died of Illness, Died of wounds, Egypt, France, 13 June 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery, Ismailia, Suez Canal, Egypt, Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy St Pierre, Amiens, Picardie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Norton Summit War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2115, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 16 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2115, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2115, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 13 Jun 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 2115, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2115 awm_unit: 9 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-06-13 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...2115 Trooper Robert Herman Hank, 9th Light Horse Regiment. A gardener from Norton Summit, SA, prior to enlistment Tpr Hank embarked with the 15th Reinforcements from Adelaide aboard HMAT Anchises (A68) on 16 March 1916. He died of typhus at Moascar, Egypt, on 13 June 1918, aged 20." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Robert Herman HANK was born on 28th March, 1898 at Norton Summit, Adelaide Hills, South Australia
His parents were Herman HANK and Mary HUNTER
His brother Norman John HANK also served in WW1 (Service No. 2422) and returned to Australia in 1919
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