Charles Emile HANSEN

Regimental number10/73
Date of birth7 February 1891
Place of birthWellington
True NameHANSEN, Carl Emile
ReligionProtestant
OccupationButcher
AddressWaipawa, Hawke's Bay
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.6
Height5' 11"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinBrother, Bert Alfred Hansen, Central Fire Brigade Station, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed in B Company, 17th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
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
Fate8 May 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTwelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs E.A.W. Hansen, Blenheim
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Alexandria, 12 April 1915.

Reported missing,, 8 May 1915.

Board of Enquiry, Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead.'

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 18805, File 16791255

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