Albert Francis HAWKEN

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Service Number:	3998
Enlisted:	28 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Somerville, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Warragul, Baw Baw, Victoria
Schooling:	Warragul State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 10 August 1918
Cemetery:	Rosieres Communal Cemetery Extension, France Special Memorial A, Row 1. Inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Warragul Great European War Roll of Honor, Warragul War Memorial

28 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3998, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
23 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3998, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3998, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne

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Son of Frederick Hawken and Mary M. Hawken of Alford Street, Warragul, Victoria formerly of Somerville, Victoria

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

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