Ancestor Details
Name of Ancestor: Hans Christian Knudsen
Ancestor's date of birth: 02/01/1876
Ancestor's date of death: 18/05/1931
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound - shooting incident
Service Number: 303
Colony or State of enlistment: QLD, Place of Enlistment: Brisbane
Unit: C Squadron, Northern District, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse
Rank attained in Boer War: PTE, Date Effective: 08/05/1902
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No post Boer War service.
Murray Page: 537
Contingent: Third Australian
Ship: Custodian, Date of Sailing: 19/05/1902
Memorial details: Nil
Decorations: King's South Africa Medal with 1902 clasp
Personal Characteristics: ???
Reasons to go and fight: ???
Details of service in war: Unit arrived after the war ended
Service and life after the Boer War: On return from South Africa, he resumed living on North Queensland at various places including Cairns and Mareeba. He was engaged for a time in mining activities and for some years before his death in 1931, he conducted a carrying business in Mareeba.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Gordon Vivian Barker, Turramurra NSW 2074
Relationship to Ancestor: Nephew
