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Oswald Hansen

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Oswald AWMM
  • Surname
    Hansen AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 59205 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1896 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    • 1896 Public - Philippa Mary - Other relative - 13 November 2018 - Family papers
    • 14 march 1897 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 19 May 2023 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Gisborne, NZ Public - Philippa Mary - Other relative - 13 November 2018 - Family papers
  • Birth notes
    Son of Adolph and Matilda Hansen, of Gisborne, Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 19 May 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/oswald-hansen
  • Address before enlistment
    Occ. Contractor at Pouawa for F C BRUCE of Whangara, Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 19 May 2023 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    A. Hansen (father), Mangapapa, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 19 May 2023 - Military Record

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 59205 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Contractor/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Oswald Hansen was the son of Adolph and Matilda Hansen, of Gisborne, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    4 May 1918 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No. 2, Somme, France AWMM II. A. 32. AWMM
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  • Obituary
    The sad intelligence has been received by. Mr and Mrs. A. Hansen, of Mangapapa bf the death of their sixth son, Rfm. Oswald Hansen of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, who is reported to have died| of wounds on May 4, at the Third Stationary Hospital, Boulogne. Rfm. Hansen enlisted on attaining the age of 20 and left with the 3Oth Reinforcements: Recent advice by mail stated .that he left England for France on February 21st last, so he had only been a few weeks on the Western front, and evidently participated in the recent heavy fighting. He is the second Son to make .the supreme sacrifice for King and country, his brother Elvin having been killed ,at Gallipoli. Two other brothers, Lionel and Ruie, are at present serving with the artillery in France., Deep sympathy will be extended to the family in their sad loss. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 19 May 2023 - ROLL OF HONOR.
    POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME XLV, ISSUE 14601, 10 MAY 1918, PAGE 8
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
19 May 2023Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher
13 November 2018Philippa MaryTauranga New ZealandOther relative

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