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HAWES, George Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 91 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 December 1915, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, 6 June 1892 |
| Home Town: | Kempsey, Kempsey, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, 1 October 1949, aged 57 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Kempsey Cemetery, NSW Roman Catholic area |
| Memorials: | South Kempsey Sherwood Public School and District Great War Honour Roll, South Kempsey Sherwood School Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 91, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 91, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 91, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
| 16 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Infantry Battalion, From 33rd Battalion | |
| 31 Oct 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 91, 1st Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the elbow and thigh. Embarked HS Stad Antwerpen at Calais for England on 21 November 1916 | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 91, 1st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Thomas Hawes and Jane Hawes of 'Toorooka', Macleay River, NSW. Brother of Albert Harold Hawes who returned to Australia on 25 April 1919 having served with the 20th Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 27 July 1917 aboard HT Demosthenes disembarking on 24 September 1917 at Melbourne then transhipped to Sydney arriving on 27 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1918c George married Ivy Everson in Kempsey, NSW