Hansen
First name(s)/Initials: Kristian
Service number: 794251
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry
Unit(s)/Ship: 26th battalion
Additional info: Born 26.2.1900. Enlisted 17.10.1916. Died 4.7.1917. Sailor.
Danish sailor who was recruited in Chatham and enrolled in the Canadian army in Sussex. It appears that he may have been only 16 yrs old when he enrolled (it appears that he changed his year of birth from 1900 to 1896). He had the flag and ensign of Denmark, along with the head and shoulder of a girl, tattooed on his right forearm.
Kristian was only 16 when he joined the army. The CWGC records and his grave marker both note that his was 17 when he was killed.
Decorations/Campaign medals: British War Medal and Victory Medal
Force served: Canadian
Source(s): Canadian Great War Project + CWGC
Link 2:
Canadian Great War Project
Located in: Danes in the Commonwealth Forces 1914-39