William Neil HANSEN

Regimental number49390
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinFather, C Hansen, Frankton, Otago
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 27th Reinforcements (First Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 87 Tahiti on 12 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 18/07/918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialGommecourt Wood New Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No 16), Foncquevillers, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Christen Hansen and Elizabeth Hansen, Frankton
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 20

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