HANSEN, Carl William
(Service number 11879)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 15 August 1888 | Place of Birth | Geraldine |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 12 November 1915 | Age | 27 years 8 months |
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| Address at Enlistment | Geraldine | ||
| Occupation | Flax cutter | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs C. HANSEN (mother), Peel Street, Geraldine | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 12th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company | ||
| Date | 1 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Western European | ||
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| Service Medals | British War Medal; Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 13 January 1982 | Age | 93 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Carl William HANSEN was born in 1888 at Geraldine, New Zealand, the son of Mathai (Matthias) Christian and Caroline (née PETERSON) HANSEN. Mathai and Caroline had married in their homeland, Denmark, in about 1875-1878. Sometime between 1880 and 1886 they settled, with several children, in the Geraldine area. There several more children were born, including Carl William. Carl returned to New Zealand in 1917 per the "Marama". In 1924 Carl William Hansen married Mary GILLUM, formerly the wife of his brother Frederick. By 1946 he had married Ivy Irene, and by her he had one daughter and two sons. This Carl was an uncle of Carl Christian HANSEN who also served in World War One. Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch, burial record (Christchurch City Council) [11 September 2015]; NZ Electoral rolls (ancestry.com.au) [10 & 11 September 2015]
Sources
Cenotaph Database [10 September 2015]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ ref. AABK 18805 W5539 0050249) [11 September 2015]; Timaru Herald, 2 October 1916, 12 December 1916, 29 August 1917, 4 February 1918, Evening Post, 30 September 1916, Otago Daily Times, 2 October 1916, New Zealand Herald, 2 October 1916, Press, 9 December 1916, 3 March 1923, Dominion, 9 December 1916 (Papers Past) [10, 11 &12 September 2015]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of internal Affairs) [10 September 2015]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [10 September 2015]; NZ Electoral Rolls (ancestry.com.au) [10 & 11 September 2015]; Ruru Cemetery, Christchurch, burial record (Christchurch City Council) [11 September 2015]; Ruru Cemetery, Christchurch, headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG Cemetery records microfiche) [11 September 2015]
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