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HAWKER, George Robert
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1879 , 1879 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 September 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Balaclava, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Victoria, Australia, 28 March 1949, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Compartment N, Section 13, Grave 30 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1879 , 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1879, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1879, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 6 Oct 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 1879 , 4th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to knee injury |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Caroline I. Howe formerly Hawker of unknown address
Next of kin given as his uncle Geoerge Hawker of Gourlay Street, Balaclava, Victoria
Comenced return to australia on 10 June 1916 aboard HT Itonas. Transhipped aboard HT Karoola at Fremantle for onward travel to Melbourne on 28 July 1916
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal