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HANNA, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 886 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Yanco, Leeton, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Craigmore, County Antrim, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 17 October 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1, Row D, Grave 1 Chaplain W.P. Dexter officiated, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 886, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 886, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 886, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18 years
Next of kin was given as his brother David Hanna of Braigmore, Lurgan, County Arrmagh. Another brother John Hanna drowned while serving on H.M.S Surdbapi
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal