Melville Clyde HAWKE

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Service Number:	1232
Enlisted:	10 September 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, NSW
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance
Born:	Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 24 November 1890
Home Town:	Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Dispenser
Died:	Wembley, Western Australia, 29 July 1958, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Section JA, Grave 0725
Memorials:	Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder St George's Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour

10 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1232, 2nd Stationary Hospital (AIF), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, NSW
1 Oct 1914:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Stationary Hospital (AIF), Prior to embarking
14 Dec 1914:	Embarked Corporal, 1232, 2nd Stationary Hospital (AIF), HMAT Kyarra, Fremantle
14 Dec 1914:	Involvement Corporal, 1232, 2nd Stationary Hospital (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
28 Nov 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant
1 Oct 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance , At Moascar
25 Nov 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1232, 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance , Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Address at the time of enlistment was Rupert Street, Subiaco, WA.

Son of Clarence Rupert John Hawke and Eliza Ada Hawke of Dwyer Street, Boulder, WA formerly of Broken Hill, NSW

Trained under W.D. Morris, Chemist, of Boulder, WA for four years

Commenced return to Australia on 30 August 1918 aboad HT Wiltshire as nursing staff disembarking on 24 September 1918

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1924c Melville married Mabel T.E. Millen in Perth, WA