HAWKINS, Alfred Garfield
| Service Number: | 2148 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Company Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maffra, Victoria, April 1891 |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School & Nassett College, Shepparton, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 6 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Courcelette British Cemetery Courcelette British Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maffra Shire Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2148, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2148, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2148, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 2148, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...2148 Private Alfred Garfield Hawkins, 4th Reinforcements, 24th Battalion, of East Malvern, Vic. Pte Hawkins enlisted on 10 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Hororata on 27 September 1915. He was killed in action on 6 August 1916 at Pozieres, France. His brother, Lieutenant Douglas Herbert Hawkins, 14th Battalion, also served in the AIF." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Alfred Garfield HAWKINS was born in 1891 in Maffra, Victoria
His parents were Edmund William HAWKINS and Elizabeth ANDERSON
His brother Douglas Herbert Love HAWKINS (SN 872) also served in WW1 and returned to Australia in 1918
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