HANSEN, Harold Leslie

Name – HANSEN, Harold Leslie
Born – 30/11/1903
Died – 8/12/1953
Location – No 127 Anglican Section
Mother – Emma Schumann
Father – Andreas Christian Hansen

Notes – Harold was born to Emma (nee Schumann) and Andreas Christian Hansen on November 30, 1903 around Fernvale, Queensland. He came from a large family with siblings of Esther, Andrew, Emma, Norman and Percival.

Harold Leslie Hansen married Thyra Dagmar Pearl Taylor on the 9th of December, 1925. They had two sons, Lloyd Desmond and Colin Harold. Roll information has them living at Stalworth via Wondai in 1943 where he earned his living as a farmer. In 1954 the family was living as Glen Mona, Tara  and Harold is listed as a grazier with his son Lloyd Desmond listed as a station hand and Thyra performing home duties.

They lived at Wondai in the 1940s and moved to Tara in 1951. Harold was always a grazier or farmer.

In 1951 there is an engagement notice in the newspaper for Colin Hansen the second son of Harold Hansen to Betty Baxter, read here. There are no other indications of Colin’s existance at this time. Harold died four year later as a result of a car accident on the Tara – Chinchilla Road.

Harold has a headstone on his grave and the inscription reads – In loving memory of My dear husband Harold Leslie Hansen. Died 8th December, 1953 Aged 50.

Newspaper Article – Read here

War Service File  –

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