HAWKEY, John Martin
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 13 March 1916, Enlisted in NSW |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Camden, New South Wales, Australia, 12 October 1877 |
| Home Town: | Hurlstone Park, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Camden, New South Wales, Australia, 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Menangle Pictorial Roll of Honour No. 1 |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in NSW | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 36th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 May 1916: | Involvement Lieutenant, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked Lieutenant, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 36th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Apr 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, London Gazette on1 June 1917, page 5422, position 70 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 4 October 1917, page 2624, position 82 | |
| 1 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 36th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jan 1918: | Honoured Military Cross, London Gazette on 1 January 1918, page 51, position 41 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 18 April 1918, page 847, position 55 | |
| 11 Jan 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Major, 33rd Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 19 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Major, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment he was serving in the Permanent Army Force
Son of Richard Hawkey and Mary Ann Hawkey of Parramatta, NSW. Brother of Frederick Joseph Hawkey who returned to Australia on 12 July 1919 having served with the ANZAC Cyclist Battalion and 4th Battalion
Husband of Annie Louisa Hawkey nee Krinks of 'Kenyshaw', Melford Street, Hurlstone Park, NSW. John and Annie married during 1905c in Sydney, NSW
Previously served in the Boer War with the NSW Mounted Rifles and was later part in the contingent which took part in Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897
Commenced return to Australia on 3 September 1919 aboard HT Barambah disembarking on 25 October 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals & Award: Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches, British War Medal, Victory Medal