HAWKINS, David
Service Number: | 542 |
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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 |
World War 1 Service
17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 542, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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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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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
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