HANNS, Edward
| Service Number: | 106 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Bourke, NSW, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Bourke, Bourke, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Catholic School Bourke |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium, 20 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XVI D 21A, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bourke & District War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 106, 1st Field Artillery Battery | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Gunner, 106, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Gunner, 106, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Havelah and Elizabeth Hanns, of Bourke, New South Wales.
FROM THE WAR ZONE.
DIED FROM WOUNDS.
GUNNER EDWARD HANNS.
We regret very much indeed to have to record the death of Gunner Edward Hanns, eldest son of Mr. Havilah Hanns, the well known drover. Mrs. Hanns received a wire from Colonel Sandford on Tuesday last, stating that Base Records reported that the soldier, who belonged to the 1st Field Artillery, died on July 20 from gunshot wounds in the right arm and thigh. Gunner Hanns, who was a fine young man, embarked in the first boat that sailed from Australia for the seat of war. He was at the landing at Gallipoli on April 25, 1915. He remained there until the evacuation, and on April 20, 1916, landed at Marseilles, France. Thence he went to Flanders where he had been over since, on duty all the time, excepting one 10 days' leave. General sympathy will be extended to the parents and other relations of the deceased soldier. Mr. and Mrs. Hanns have another son, Private J. T. Hanns, at the front. He was wounded in three or four places, but recovered, and is again on duty.