HANSEN, Halvor James
| Service Number: | 7246 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Jamestown, South Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Pleurisy and Pneumonia, Port Pirie, South Australia, 6 February 1925 |
| Cemetery: |
Port Pirie General Cemetery, South Australia CP1, lot 20, grave 2 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 17 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 7246, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 7246, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 7246, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 1 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 7246, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Lemar
Halvor James HANSEN (“Toby”) was born on 04.02.1883 at Jamestown to Anders Hans (Andrew) (1854-1923) and Martha HANSEN (nee TREGEAR but also previously married name of SWEETLAND- 1848-1913 and GREEN).
Halvor James HANSEN first joined the AIF on 17.05.1915 and was allocated service number 2885. He was allocated to the 3rd reinforcements, 27th Battalion but was discharged due to an existing back injury reported on 17.12.1915. His file also noted chronic alcoholism. He was listed as a deserter from the armed forces per SA Police Gazette 08.09.1915. The discharge was made official on 15.01.1916. He was declared as permanently unfit. HOWEVER
He rejoined AIF on 10.02.1917 and was given new service number of 7246. He joined the 24th reinforcements of the 10th Battalion. The battalion embarked to France on 23.06.1917. He was seriously wounded in France on 28.06.1918 with a gunshot to the arm, chest and back which fractured bones in France requiring evacuation to England. He re-embarked back in Australia on 22.11.1918 and was formerly discharged as medically unfit on 01.02.1919.
He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.