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HAWKER, William Hunter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 30264 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 August 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF) |
| Born: | Quirindi, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Quirindi, Liverpool Plains, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 1929, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Melbourne Bank of Australasia Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 30264, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 16 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 1 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Driver, 30264, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Driver, 30264, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 10 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 12th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 27 Jul 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Rank of Corporal from the 28 July 1919 | |
| 5 May 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 30264, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit du to Epididymitis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Hawker and Mary A. Hawker of Station Street, Quirindi, NSW
Prior to enlisted he was employed by the National Bank, Martin Place, Sydney, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 22 Juanuary 1920 aboard HT Friedrichsruh disembarking of 12 March 1920
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal