Coming Soon.
HANSEN, Benjamin Edwin
Personal Details
Service Number: | WX10678 |
---|---|
Enlisted: | 15 January 1941 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
Born: | Coolgardie, Western Australia, 24 May 1912 |
Home Town: | Mount Lawley, Vincent, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Perth Modern School, Western Australia, 1925-27 |
Occupation: | Time Keeper |
Died: | Killed in Action, Hill 200 (Reformatory Road), Ulu Pandan, Singapore, 12 February 1942, aged 29 years |
Cemetery: |
Kranji War Cemetery Kranji War Cemetery, Kranji, Singapore |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Subiaco Perth Modern School WW2 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, WX10678 | |
---|---|---|
15 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, WX10678, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion | |
12 Feb 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, WX10678, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion, Malaya/Singapore, Killed in action, Hill 200 Ulu Pandan, Singapore. |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Benjamin Edwin Hansen's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my story