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HAWKEN, Andrew
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 936 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 June 1915, Enlisted at Boolarra, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | St. Columb Major, Cornwall, England, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Boolarra, Latrobe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Blackburn, Victoria, Australia, 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 936, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Boolarra, Victoria | |
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| 20 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 936, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 936, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, From 13th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 20 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, From 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 27 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , From 22nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 11 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 936, 5th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 6 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 936, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Hawken and Annie Hawken nee Stephens of Tregenian, Cornwall, Engalnd
Commenced return to Australia on 18 July 1919 aboard HT Takada disembarking on 7 September 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1931 Andrew married Sarah Dorothy Ward in Victoria