HANAN, Leonard Carswell
(Service number 3/2641)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank | Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Journalist | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Albert Hanan (father), Evans Street Timaru New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Hospital Ship No.1 Maheno (Third Charter) | ||
| Date | 19 January 1917 | ||
| Transport | Hospital Ship No.1 4th Voyage from NZ | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington NZ | Destination | Sea |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Medical Corps | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 January 1919 | Age | 26 |
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| Place of Death | New Zealand | ||
| Cause | The result of war service | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | St John's Cemetery,Durham Street,Waikiwi,Invercargill NZ | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of James Albert and J.M.Hanan of 177 Leet Street Invercargill. Two sons, Leonard Carswell Hanan (no.3/2641) and James Albert Newton Hanan (no.8/403) died as result of war service.
The family where originally from Invercargill, but spent significant time in a home they had in Beverley Road, Timaru.
"The death is reported from Dunedin of Sergeant Leonard. C. Hannan, son of Mr.J. A. Hanan, formerly of Timaru, and a nephew of Hon. J. H. Hanan, as the result of illness contracted on service. Before leaving for the front the late Sergeant Hanan was secretary to Dr. Valetine, Inspector-General of hospitals and later he was a journalist including Timaru." (Source: Timaru Herald and Otago Daily Times)
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph database
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