HAWKINS, Reginald Francis
| Service Number: | 370 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 October 1915, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Jericho, Queensland, 25 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Jericho, Barcaldine, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station hand |
| Died: | Rockhampton, Queensland, 19 October 1968, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
North Rockhampton Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 370, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 370, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 4 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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"...Australian Aboriginal Prisoner of War (POW) 360 Private Reginald Francis Hawkins, 42nd Battalion, from Jericho, Queensland who enlisted at the age of 23 on 29 October 1915 and embarked for overseas on 5 June 1916 aboard HMAT Borda. He was hit by a shell in the left leg and right side of the head and captured at Armentieres, France, on 14 February 1917. A report from a fellow soldier stated; "I knew Hawkins who had been a buck jumper rider, and had travelled with a show. About the 14th February we were near Armentieres and the Germans made a night raid. They got into our trench but were quickly ejected. After the raid Hawkins and I believe another man were missing. No trace of Hawkins could be found, and it was believed that he had been taken prisoner". After he was taken prisoner, Pte Hawkins was assigned the POW identity number 6.6518, the first 6 referring to his Prisoner group in the camp. He can be seen wearing this number on his prisoner uniform. Private Hawkins was held as a POW in various camps in Germany until he was repatriated to England on 10 January 1919 and arrived back in Australia on 12 May 1919. Private Hawkins is the brother of the Roughrider (horsebreaker) Harry Hawkins of the 2nd Remount Unit..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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