Hugh Christian HANSEN

Regimental number17/79
AddressPokuru, Te Awamutu
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, C Hansen, Pokuru, Te Awamutu
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, New Zealand Veterinary Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 14 December 1914
The 2nd Reinforcements, New Zealand Veterinary Corps, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 13 'Verdala', HMNZT 15 'Willochra', and HMNZT 15 'Knight of the Garter'). It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 25 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialTrois Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row Y, Grave No 3), Steenwerck, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Eliza Hansen, Moorland, Queensland, Australia, and the late Christian Hansen
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Veterinary Corps/Second