Louis Samuel CHRISTENSEN

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CHRISTENSEN, Louis Samuel

Service Numbers:	754, 754A
Enlisted:	23 January 1917, Cairns, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Machine Gun Company
Born:	Bundaberg, Queensland , 22 May 1889
Home Town:	Freshwater, Cairns, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Accidental (crushed to death), Cairns, Queensland, 6 November 1952, aged 63 years
Cemetery:	Cairns (General) Cemetery, Queensland
Memorials:

23 Jan 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 754, Cairns, Queensland
21 Nov 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 754, 3rd Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
21 Nov 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 754, 3rd Machine Gun Company, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
29 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 754A, 11th Machine Gun Company

Biography

"Cane Farmer Crushed to Death

CAIRNS: Louis Samuel Christensen (63), cane farmer, of Sawmill Pocket Road, Edmonton, was crushed to death yesterday morning when a tractor he was driving fell over a 20ft bank and crashed into a dry creek bed. The tractor overturned and Christensen was pinned underneath. His head was severely crushed and it is believed death was instantaneous. At the time of the accident Christensen was scarifying a cane paddock on his property." - from the Warwick Daily News 07 Nov 1952 (nla.gov.au)

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