His story
Victor Albert Hanel was the son of Jessie and Charles Hanel. He served as a driver with the 8th Australian Mobile Veterinary Section.
He died at the French Hospital, Damascus, on 24 October 1918 and was buried in Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery.
Before the war
- Nationality
- Australian
- Date of birth
- About May 1886, inferred from attestation age
- Residence recorded
- Millicent, South Australia (AIF address and father’s next-of-kin address)
- Family
- Parents: Jessie and Charles Hanel
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Driver
- Service number
- 290
- Corps or service
- Australian Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- 8th Australian Mobile Veterinary Section (AWM Roll of Honour)
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 24 October 1918
- Age
- 32
- Place of death
- French Hospital, Damascus (reviewed army letter)
- Cemetery or memorial
- Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery
Connected men
- Thomas Daniel BRESLINAlso buried at Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery
- Albert ISAACSONAlso buried at Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery
Sources and further reading
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Victor Albert Hanel”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/victor_albert_hanel/.
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