HANSON, Herbert Lionel
| Service Number: | 420 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 420, 8th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 420, 8th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne |
Herbert Lionel Hanson
Name: Herbert Lionel Hanson
Service Number: Lieut/ 420
Place of Birth: Mount Torrens
Date of Birth: 9 April 1886
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 15 March 1916
Age at Enlistment: 29 years 11 months
Next of Kin: Wife, Mary Ella Hanson
Occupation: Pastry Cook
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Lieutenant
Although Herbert and Mary Hanson had 4 children, he enlisted and joined the 27th Battalion and later the 10th. His unit left Melbourne on the Port Lincoln on 20 October 1916 and from England proceeded to France on 7 September 1917. Herbert attended an Officer course at Cambridge in June 1918 and was appointed Lieutenant on 1 September. He returned to Australia on the Norman on 15 August 1919 and was discharged on 22 September. Lieutenant Herbert Hanson was mentioned in despatches - No. 31448 London Gazette of 17 July 1919.
Submitted 25 October 2023 by christopher collins