HANSON, Walter William
| Service Number: | 1726 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1726, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1726, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide |
Walter William Hansen
Name: Walter William Hansen
Service Number: 1726
Place of Birth: Lobethal
Date of Birth: 22 January 1893
Place of Enlistment: Oaklands
Date of Enlistment: 31 December 1914
Age at Enlistment: 21 years 11 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Mrs. J. Hanson
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Protestant
Rank: Private
Walter’s unit embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 1 April 1915. He fought at Gallipoli with the 16th Battalion where he sustained a severe chest wound in action on 7 August and was transferred to H.S. Delta. Walter was hospitalised at No. 2 Australian General Hospital on 12 August prior to being returned to Australia from Suez on board HMT Euripides on 29 August. He was discharged as medically unfit on 16 March 1916.
Submitted 24 October 2023 by christopher collins