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HANSEN, Christian Freeman
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3042 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia, November 1895 |
| Home Town: | Queenscliff, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Queenscliff State School no. 2373, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of Illness, France, 7 December 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
City of Paris Cemetery, Pantin Plot 6, Row 19, Grave 15 Headstone Inscription "WE CHERISH FOND MEMORIES OF A LOVING SON AND BROTHER", |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Point Lonsdale Cenotaph, Point Lonsdale State School No3322 Roll of Honor, Queenscliff St. George's Anglican Church Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 3042, 5th Field Company Engineers | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 1915: | Involvement Sapper, 3042, 5th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Nov 1915: | Embarked Sapper, 3042, 5th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 3042, 5th Field Company Engineers, Battle for Pozières , Gassed (invalided to England). | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 3042, 5th Field Company Engineers, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 16 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Field Company Engineers, France | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 3042, 5th Field Company Engineers, Third Ypres | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 3042, 5th Field Company Engineers, "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| 7 Dec 1918: | Involvement Driver, 3042, 5th Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3042 awm_unit: 5th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-12-07 |
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Son of Andrew and Sara HANSEN, of Brookville Road, Toorak, Victoria, Australia. Born at Queenscliffe, Victoria.
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