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HANSEN, Jacob Sidney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1671 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cowra, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Peak Hill, Parkes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Tichborne Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 16 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Torreken Farm Cemetery No.1, Belgium Row E, Grave No. 2. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Parkes & District Cenotaph, Peak Hill War Memorial, Peak Hill and District Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1671, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1671, 54th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1671, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
facts about Jacob as I am unable to add these to his personal details
He was born in Cowra circa 1891 to Jacob Hansen & Emma Charlotte Prowett & is buried in the Torroken Farm Military Cemetery, Heuvelland, Arrondissement, Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium in Plot 1 Row E Grave 2
Submitted 8 May 2020 by Sue Slater
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