Hansen, Norman Victor (7870)

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC

Age: 23 years 1 month

Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 30 June 1915 – Melbourne, VIC

Service Number: 7870            view online service record

Address:
237 Bridge Street
Port Melbourne, VIC

Next of Kin:
Thomas H Hansen (father)
237 Bridge Street
Port Melbourne, VIC

Embarkation Details:
Date: Monday, 11 October 1915
Ship: HMAT Nestor A71
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: First Australian General Hospital – Special Reinforcements

Fate:
RTA: Thursday, 12 June 1919
Discharged: Thursday, 18 September 1919

Brother: Charles Joshua Hansen

1915 ‘Presentations to Soldiers.’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 2 October, p. 2, viewed 26 September, 2015, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91164942

Norman wrote a detailed letter to his parents on the 29 October 1915 from his troopship in the Indian Ocean. It was subsequently published in the Standard newspaper.

1916 ‘LIFE ON A TRANSPORT.’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 22 January, p. 1, viewed 6 January, 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91165409

1916 ‘ANZAC DAY IN EGYPT.’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 1 July, p. 4. , viewed 31 May 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91166022

1918 ‘LANCE-CORPORAL HANSEN.’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 5 January, p. 4. , viewed 12 Dec 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88366230