YANSEN, John Andreas
| Service Number: | 2510 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Tumblegum, New South Wales, Australia , 1891 |
| Home Town: | Bathurst, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Penrith Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Killed in action, Messines, Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Bedford House Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium Enclosure No.4 XIV. AA. 11. Personal Inscription IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON AND BROTHER |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, McLeans Ridges Public School and District Roll of Honor, Penrith S P School Honor Roll, Penrith St Andrews Presbyterian Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2510, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2510, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2510, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Anchises, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
John Andreas Yansen was the son of George and Isabella Yansen of Bathurst, New South Wales. His father, George, was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and had come to Australia some time before 1890. The father was well-known on the Richmond River, having been the first teacher of the Brooklet Public school. He was in charge of the public school, McLean's Ridges, when he passed away in 1900 after a long illness, at only 45 years of age, leaving a widow and six children.
John Yansen was working in the Bathurst Railway yards as a fireman when he enlisted during 1916. He was reported missing during the Battle of Messines in Belgium on 7 June 1917. His remains were discovered by the Imperial War Graves Commission during 1922 and his identity disc was returned to his mother during 1923. In a letter to Base Records regarding the find, she was extremely grateful to receive the disc, it was very precious to her. She acknowledged the fact that she would probably never see the grave but was glad to know it would be cared for.
Her younger son, 552 Pte. George Sydhval Yansen, 25th Battalion AIF was also killed in action at Pozieres on 29 July 1916, aged 20.
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