William HAWKEY

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Service Number:	1219
Enlisted:	28 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	Anzac Provost Corps
Born:	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Merrylands, Holroyd, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Police Constable
Died:	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, 1949, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Surry Hills NSW Police Force Roll of Honour WW1

28 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1219, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 1219, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
9 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 1219, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
8 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Anzac Provost Corps , From 61st Battalion
20 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1219, 30th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right hand
4 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 61st Infantry Battalion , In England
23 Jun 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Anzac Provost Corps , From 61st Battalion. Tidworth, England
1 Apr 1919:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Anzac Provost Corps
5 Jul 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1219, Anzac Provost Corps , Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of William Mark Hawkey and Mary Ann Hawkey of Glanville, NSW

Husband of Chrissie Winifred Hawkey nee Godfrey of 'Campbell's Hill', Merrylands, NSW. William and Chrissie married during 1915c in Parramatta, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 9 January 1920 aboard HT Megantic disembarking on 27 February 1920

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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