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: | 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, The South Australian National War Memorial |
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) |
Brothers
Ernest George, known to the family as George was the oldest son of the fifteen children born to Nicholas Alexander Hann, market gardener from Piccadilly in the Adelaide hills and his wife Mary Martha Hann, née Slape from Slapes Gully (Burnside) South Australia.
His brothers
Alexander Robert Nicholas (Alec) 1900-2973
Ralph James Edward 1908-1983
Edward David (Eddy) 1909-1982
Ronald 1911-1973
all served in the Second World War
Alec enlisted twice during World War One but was discharged when it was discovered he was underage.
Submitted 25 April 2026 by K F Kuerschner
Biography
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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