ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

HAHN, William

HAHN, William

Full Name: William

HAHN

Date of Birth: 03

–

1887

Place of birth: Morgan SA

Australia

Occupation: Sleeper Hewer

Address: Nannup WA

Next of Kin: Father- G. H. Hahn

Next of Kin Address: Kybybolite SA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 728

Rank: Trooper

Unit/Division: 10th Light Horse Regiment

Enlistment Date: 1914-11-23

Enlistment Location: Helena Vale

Western Australia

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-02-19

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-03-17

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KILLED IN ACTION

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Walkers Ridge Gallipoli

Age at Death: 28

Burial Location: Inscription Lone Pine Memorial Anzac Gallipoli- Panel No. 10

20/11/1914- Completed Application for Enlistment & Medical Examination Bunbury WA
23/11/1914- To Infantry Depot Company Blackboy Hill Camp WA as Private
3/01/1915- To 2nd Reinforcements Light Horse Regiment Blackboy Hill WA as Trooper
16/05/1915- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces bound for Gallipoli Peninsula
7/06/1915- Admitted New Zealand Field Ambulance Anzac Gallipoli ( German Measles )
14/06/1915- Evacauated/Admitted Military Hospital Imtarfa Malta
12/07/1915- Embarked Malta bound for Gallipoli
25/07/1915- Rejoined 10th Light Horse Regiment in the field Gallipoli ex Sickness
7/08/1915- KILLED  IN  ACTION  Walkers Ridge Gallipoli.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/1915 Star- Medal No. 25260

British War Medal – No. 9534

Victory Medal – No. 9486

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 320093.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRPTIONS

Nannup War Memorial WA

Naracoorte  Light Horse Roll of Honour, SA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 8

Lone Pine War Memorial Gallipoli Turkey- Panel No. 10.