Richard John HAWKEY

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Service Numbers:	1209 , 1209
Enlisted:	6 July 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	6th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Camden, New South Wales, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Menangle, Wollondilly, New South Wales
Schooling:	Camden Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Killed in Action, Amman, Jordon, France, 27 March 1918
Cemetery:	Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria Row C, Grave 96. Rev. Thomas Mullins officiated, Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Damascus, Syria, St Pol British Cemetery, St Pol-sur-Ternoise, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menangle Pictorial Roll of Honour No 3

6 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1209 , 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
28 Jul 1915:	Involvement Private, 1209, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
28 Jul 1915:	Embarked Private, 1209, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney
27 Mar 1918:	Involvement Trooper, 1209, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1209 awm_unit: 6 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-03-27

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Son of Arthur Burton Hawkey and Lucy Hawkey of 'Camden Park', NSW

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