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HANSMAN, Edgar Emanuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 883 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 September 1916, Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Second Class Air Mechanic |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort St. Sydney & Technical College |
| Occupation: | Boot Manufacturer |
| Died: | Lymphatic Leukaemia, At sea aboard HMAT A63 Karoola, United Kingdom, 28 December 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll, Sydney The Great Synagogue Roll of Honour, Victorian Jewish War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Sep 1916: | Enlisted Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney | |
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| 17 Jan 1917: | Involvement 883, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Omrah embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jan 1917: | Embarked 883, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, RMS Omrah, Melbourne | |
| 28 Dec 1917: | Involvement Second Class Air Mechanic, 883, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Son of Abraham and Alice Hansman, of 3, Marion St., Redfern, New South Wales.
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Edgar Emanuel HANSMAN was born in Regent St Sydney in 1892
His parents were Abraham HANSMAN & Alice ISAACS who married in Sydney in 1888
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His brother Hyam Joseph HANSMAN (SN 2578) was Killed in Action on 3rd December, 1917
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