Studio portrait of NX144 Major Arthur George Hanson, 2/1 Field Regiment, of Killara, NSW. He ...

Studio portrait of NX144 Major Arthur George Hanson, 2/1 Field Regiment, of Killara, NSW. He enlisted in the 7th Field Artilllery as a gunner in 1929, and was appointed a Lieutenant in the Australian Field Artillery in March 1934. Lieutenant Hanson was seconded into the Royal Australian Artillery in 1939 with the rank of Captain. In 1941 he was promoted to the rank of Major and mentioned in despatches in December. In December 1943 he awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during operations in the Gona-Sanananda area" of New Guinea. In May 1945 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) and appointed to command 2/1 Field Regiment. Lt Col Hanson was discharged on 7 December 1945 and in November 1946 was awarded a Bar to the Distinguished Service Order "for inspiring leadership and untiring devotion to duty whilst commanding 2/1 Field Regiment in the Wewak-Mt Tazaki - Mt Shiborangu areas, New Guinea". In 1949 he was placed on the Regimental Reserve list, appointed Colonel in May 1956, and Brigadier in 1957. From March 1957 to April 1959, Brigadier Hanson was aide-de-camp (ADC) to the Queen. Brigadier Hanson DSO and Bar died in Sydney in 1999. His youngest brother 403585 Flight Lieutenant Kenneth John Hanson, 21 Squadron RAAF, was killed in action on 27 July 1945 during air operations over The Netherlands, East Indies.