David HAWKINS

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Service Number:	542
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Letterkenny, Ireland, 1887
Home Town:	Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 29, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 542, Enlisted at Melbourne
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 542, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 542, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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Address at the time of enlistment was 21 Bunburry Street, Footscray, Victoria

Son of John Hawkins of 256 Railway Parade, Maylands, WA. Brother of H. Hawkins of Osborne Park, WA

Next of kin given as his sister Mary Ann Stead of 121 Barry Street, Carlton, Victoria later of Toowoomba, QLD

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

Also served in the WA cadets