HARTVIGSEN, Walter John
| Service Number: | 1879 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 March 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Clare, South Australia, 21 March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Arno Bay, Cleve, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 28 September 1916, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Arno Bay WW1 Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cleve War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1879, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1879, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Aberfoyle Park High School
"THE LATE PRIVATE W. J. HARTVIGSEN.
News has been received by Mr. and Mrs Hartvigsen, of Arno Bay, that their younger son, Private Walter John Hartvigsen, died from wounds received in action on September 28. Prior to enlisting Private Hartvigsen was employed by the Engineer-in-Chief's Department, and he had also worked on a farm in the Arno Bay district. He was 23 years of age, and left for Egypt on April 11, 1916. After two months in Egypt, he was sent to France. Private Hartvigsen was a keen footballer, and an enthusiastic lawn tennis player and was a general favorite." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 28 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
Biography
"THE LATE PRIVATE W. J. HARTVIGSEN.
News has been received by Mr. and Mrs Hartvigsen, of Arno Bay, that their younger son, Private Walter John Hartvigsen, died from wounds received in action on September 28. Prior to enlisting Private Hartvigsen was employed by the Engineer-in-Chief's Department, and he had also worked on a farm in the Arno Bay district. He was 23 years of age, and left for Egypt on April 11, 1916. After two months in Egypt, he was sent to France. Private Hartvigsen was a keen footballer, and an enthusiastic lawn tennis player and was a general favorite." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 28 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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