Trooper

Elvin Hansen

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John Frederick Adolph and Matilder Hansen, of Mangapapa, Gisborne.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Jeff Osborne
Relationship to casualty: Distant relation to my wife.

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
11/286
Name:
Elvin Hansen
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
J.F.A. Hansen (father), Mangapapa, Gisborne, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Pouawa, Gisborne, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Wellington Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
27 August 1915
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 6
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Orari or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Elvin Hansen
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