HANSON, Albert Hugh
(Service number 38954)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 02/03/1905 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Wool classer | ||
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| Next of Kin | S. R. HANSON (father), Pareora, Canterbury | ||
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 | 21st Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 19 January 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 10 December 1959 | Age | |
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Biographical Notes
At the Kingsdown School picnic in late December 1917, the Mayor read a list of old pupils still on active service two sons of Mr S. HANSON should have been included in the list; one of them was awarded the Military Medal for distinguished service in France. Albert married Honora (Maude) O'Connor in 1922, where they farmed until his death in 1959. The couple had two children, Josie and Leo.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [19 July 2014]; Timaru Herald, 28 December 1917 (Papers Past) [11 September 2014]; SCRoll web submission from J Collins, 14 August 2015
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