Neil Gilbert Hansen

Born 3 February 1918 - Died 2002

Service number
34568 AWMM
Also known as
Armed force / branch
Army AWMM
Last rank
WW2 Captain/Military AWMM
New Zealand Artillery, 36 Survey Battery AWMM
War
World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

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Title
Forenames
Neil Gilbert AWMM
Surname
Hansen AWMM
Ingoa
Also known as
Service number
34568 AWMM
Gender
Male AWMM
Iwi
Hapū
Waka
Rohe
Religion
Church of England, Christian AWMM

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Civilian life

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Birth
3 February 1918 AWMM Tauranga, Bay of Plenty AWMM
Date of birth
Place of birth
Birth notes
Address before enlistment
Pre 2 July 1940 AWMM Roberts Street, Tauranga, New Zealand AWMM
Post war occupation
Civil Engineer/Civilian AWMM
Next of kin on embarkation
Mrs J. Hansen (mother), Roberts Street, Tauranga, New Zealand AWMM
Relationship status
Pre 1 February 1941 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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War
World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
Campaign
Italy AWMM
Armed force / branch
Army AWMM
Service number
34568 AWMM
Military service
New Zealand Artillery, 4 Field Regiment AWMM
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Military decorations

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Medals and Awards
- 1939-1945 Star AWMM
- Africa Star (8th Army clasp) AWMM
- Italy Star AWMM
- Defence Medal AWMM
- War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

Training and Enlistment

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Military training
Branch Trade Proficiency
Enlistment
WW2 2 July 1940 AWMM
Age 22 AWMM
Civil Engineer/Civilian AWMM
Rotorua, Bay of Plenty AWMM
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Age on enlistment

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Embarkation details
WW2 Vessel was Nieuw Amsterdam AWMM Sergeant AWMM 36 Survey Battery, Headquarters AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

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Medical history

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Medical notes
- Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
  Admitted 3GH; 2GH, Bari; Egypt. AWMM
- Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
  Received 100 0/0 War Disability Pension AWMM

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Last rank
WW2 14 May 1945 AWMM
Transferred to territorial force 1/ Hauraki Regiment. AWMM
Captain/Military AWMM
New Zealand Artillery, 36 Survey Battery AWMM

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Cenotaph record initially prepared with the serviceman in 1998 AWMM

Death

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Death
2002 AWMM
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External links
Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online
https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
Sources Used
References
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
  WW2 3: WW2 195 AWMM
- Cenotaph record initially prepared with the service person. AWMM

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