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HAWES, William Montague
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 28, 6030 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 October 1914, Enlisted at Cairns, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London England, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cane Farmer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 26 December 1953, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cairns (General) Cemetery, Queensland Section BWS, Row W5, Grave 6681 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 28, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps , Enlisted at Cairns, QLD | |
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| 28 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 28, 3rd Infantry Battalion, SS Eastern, Sydney | |
| 28 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 28, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Eastern embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 28, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps , Discharged in QLD | |
| 20 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6030, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted (second time) at Cairns, QLD | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6030, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6030, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 10 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6030, 9th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right knee Invalided to England on 26 August 1918 | |
| 19 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6030, 9th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur Thomas Hawes of Low Hill Farm, Bushbry, Wolverhampton, England
Returned to Australia (first time) on 6 December 1915 aboard SS Te Anau
Commenced return to Australia on 16 June 1919 aboard HT Ormonde disembarking on 4 August 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal Victory Medal