HANN, Ernest George William
| Service Number: | 509 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Piccadilly, South Australia, Australia , 2 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Magill, Campbelltown, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer/Dairyman |
| Died: | Accidental Injuries, Egypt, 29 February 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tel El Kebir War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Grave 15 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Magill Honour Board, Magill War Memorial, Payneham District Council Roll of Honor, Payneham Roll of Honour, St Peters Heroes of the Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 509, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 509, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Died as the result of an accidental shooting during a training exercise in Egypt. During a rapid fire excercise Pte. Hann was holding an aiming disc and was accidentally shot by 624 Pte James Norman Steele (/explore/people/241213). Pte. Steele was later killed in action at Fromelles on July 1916.
"DEATH OF PORT PIRIE SOLDIER.
Mrs. W. N. Hann, of Magill, has received a cable message stating that her son, Pte. E. G. W. Hann, had been accidentally killed in Egypt. The young soldier was a brother of Mrs. R. N. Bonython, of Davis-street, Port Pirie." - from the Port Pirie Recorder 22 Mar 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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