Sydney Harlow (Syd) HAWKES

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Service Numbers:	SN 5112, 5112
Enlisted:	18 January 1916, Syd was only 16 years old on enlistment
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wallaroo, South Australia, 1900
Home Town:	Wallaroo, Copper Coast, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Junior Porter (SAR)
Died:	Adelaide, South Australia, 17 February 1970, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	Kadina Memorial High School WW1 Honour Roll, Wallaroo WW1 Roll of Honour

18 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 5112, 10th Infantry Battalion, Syd was only 16 years old on enlistment
25 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 5112, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
25 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 5112, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Sergeant, 5112

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Sydney Harlow HAWKES was born in Wallaroo, on the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia c1900. Syd enlisted before or the age of 16 years.

His parents were John HAWKES and ANNIE BROCK.

Siblings were:

Private John Gordon - SN 3159 27th Battalion - KIA - 1889 - 1917

Mary Alison RICHARDS 1891 - 1956

Florence Annie SMITH 1892 - 1976

Mabel Eileen GLOVER 1894 - 1967

Allan Brock SN 1690 50th Battalion - 1896 - 1949

Eleanor Maud 1897 - 1908

Ronald George 1898 - 1898

In 1926, Syd married Eileen Meaney