HAWKE, William John
| Service Number: | 1720 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 May 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St. Austell, England, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Lidcombe, Auburn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Milk Factory Worker |
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World War 1 Service
| 17 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1720, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1720, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1720, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 3 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1720, 20th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the leg. | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 May 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1720, 20th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the right arm | |
| 12 Dec 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads: At Hanebeke Wood on 20th September 1917 this man during the first advance volunteered to assist the only stretcher bearer left in the Company to carry back a badly wounded man to the R.A.P. afterwards reporting back to his company. Throughout the remainder of the day, owing to heavy casualties amongst Company runners, he performed the duty of runner, showing absolute disregard for personal safety London Gazette 12 on December 1917, page 13025, position 80 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 2 May 1918, page 1033, position 159 | |
| 19 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1720, 20th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment his address was Charles Street, Lidcombe, NSW
Son of William Hawke of 'Tamellyn Farm', Pay Station, Cornwall, England
Husband of Kathleen E.L. Hawke of Glen View Villas, Par Lane, Cornwall, England
Commenced return to Australia (first time) in 23 January 1916 aboard HT Commonwealth due to Enteric Fever disembarking on 29 Febraury 1916. Returned to duty on 1 June 1916 before proceeding onverseas to England and marching into Woolwich on 13 October 1916
Commenced return to Australia on 18 Decembr 1918 aboard HT Argyllshire dismbarking on the 14 February 1919
Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
In April 1967 he was residing in Granville, NSW