CHRISTIANSEN, John
| Service Number: | 1011 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 January 1915, Beenleigh, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Tent Hill, Queensland, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Beenleigh, Logan, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Police Constable |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 22 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Queensland Police Service Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1011, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Beenleigh, Queensland | |
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| 12 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1011, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1011, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karoola, Brisbane | |
| 22 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 1011, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1011 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-11-22 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"Constable John Christiansen was a member of ‘C’ Squadron, 2nd Australian Light Horse for five years from the age of 16 until he joined the Queensland Police in 1914. After seven months he joined the 5th Light Horse Regiment and embarked on the 12 of June 1915 abroad the HMAT Karoola A63. Christiansen was appointed to the rank of Acting Sergeant during his training in Egypt but, as were the regulations at the time, he reverted to his rank of Trooper on arrival at Gallipoli. The 5th LHR had gone to ANZAC Cove without horses in an unmounted role and were given the responsibility of the southern flank of the Australian position at Chatham’s Post. Trooper Christiansen arrived at this position of the 2 of October 1915. Christiansen was reported sick on the 9 of November and was admitted to the ANZAC hospital before returning to his unit a week after. He was killed in action, in unknown circumstances, at Chatham’s Post on the 22 of November 1915 at the age of 22." - SOURCE (www.police.qld.gov.au)
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