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HAWKES, Sydney Harlow
Service Numbers: | SN 5112, 5112 |
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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 |
World War 1 Service
18 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 5112, 10th Infantry Battalion, Syd was only 16 years old on enlistment | |
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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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Add my storyBiography contributed by Heather Ernszt
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