HANEL, Ivan Charles
| Service Number: | SX7483 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 July 1940, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Millicent, South Australia, 17 July 1910 |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Metal polisher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 22 July 1942, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery Plot 16 Row H Grave 24, |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Kensington & Norwood Honour Roll World War II Book and Case |
World War 2 Service
| 2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, SX7483, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX7483, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Jul 1940: | Involvement Private, SX7483, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Jul 1942: | Involvement Private, SX7483, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Ivan Hanel at Tel el eisa
Ivan was a Friend of my Grandfather Herb Ashby, who arrived with him as a reinforcement at Tobruk. My Grandfather's account of private A S Gurney's assault at Tel el Eisa initiated him Winning the Victoria Cross. Ivan Hanel was with Stan Gurney In the initial part of this action on west point 24 but was unfortunately cut down by machine gun fire
Gurneys VC summary reads
" At this point Gurney,closely followed by Private Ivan Hanel, rushed the nearest enemy machine gun post, somehow evading the heavy fire.Nearing the post Gurney threw a grenade and bayoneted a German before both men jumped into the trench, taking the post.Gurney then turned his attention to the next post but Hanel was killed before he could follow"
Submitted 23 August 2017 by Paul Milne
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