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HANSEN, Benjamin Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX10678 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 January 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Coolgardie, Western Australia, Australia , 24 May 1912 |
| Home Town: | Mount Lawley, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Perth Modern School, Western Australia, 1925-27 |
| Occupation: | Time Keeper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Hill 200 (Reformatory Road), Ulu Pandan, Singapore, 12 February 1942, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kranji War Cemetery 1 A 2 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Subiaco Perth Modern School WW2 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, WX10678 | |
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| 15 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, WX10678, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 12 Feb 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, WX10678, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion, Malaya/Singapore, Killed in action, Hill 200 Ulu Pandan, Singapore. |
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