HANAN, Alfred Ernest Stanley
(Service number 3/1519)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 13/02/1892 | Place of Birth | Invercargill |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/- UFS Dispensary, Dunedin | ||
| Occupation | Chemist; Chemist; Chemists assistant (UFS Dispensary, Dunedin) | ||
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| Next of Kin | James Albert Hanan (father), 11 Scotland Street, Dunedin; James Albert Hanan (father), 11 Scotland Street, Dunedin; James Albert Hanan (father), 11 Scotland Street, Dunedin; James Albert Hanan (father), Evans Street, Timaru | ||
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 | New Zealand Medical Corps; Ships Permanant Staff, New Zealand Medical Corps; ? | ||
| Date | 4 March 1916; 27 May 1916; 16 October 1916 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 47 Willochra; HMNZT 54 Willochra; HMNZT 66 Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington; Wellington: ? | Destination | Suez, Egypt; Plymouth, Devon, England |
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Military Awards
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| Service Medals | British War Medal; Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
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Biographical Notes
While not originally from the region, Alfred went on to serve as Mayor of Timaru from 1944 to 1950 after having previously served a term as a councillor.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph database (17 Septemeber 2015); Military Personnel file
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Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum)
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