Alfred HAGENSON

Regimental number10/610
Date of birth23 May 1889
Place of birthDannervirke
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressKotare, King Country via Waitara, New Plymouth
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 7"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Hagenson, Te Awamutu
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 13 July 1915
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No 54), Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Wounded in action, 29 April 1915 (gun shot wound, left shoulder); admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 1 May 1915; transferred to Convalescent Camp, Helouan, 14 June 1915.

Rejoined Bn, Anzac Cove, 8 July 1915.

Killed in action, Anzac Cove, 13 July 1915.

War service: 338 days (of which 294 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 16789959