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HANSON, Oscar Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 392, N380140 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 September 1914, Rosehill, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Onsala, Halland, Sweden, 22 October 1885 |
| Home Town: | Coffs Harbour, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Natural causes, Engadine, New South Wales, Australia, 18 February 1974, aged 88 years |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Anglican Monumental Section 2B, Grave 164 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 392, 13th Infantry Battalion, Rosehill, New South Wales | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 392, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 392, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 392, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 29 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 392, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Quinn's Post, GSW both legs fractured (serious) | |
| 4 Jul 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 392, 13th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit |
World War 2 Service
| 25 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N380140, 13th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
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| 15 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N380140, 13th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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