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HAWKE, Alfred William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 15047 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Wallaroo Mines, South Australia, 30 June 1894 |
| Home Town: | Kadina, Copper Coast, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Wallaroo Mines Public School Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 28 October 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
The Huts Cemetery, Dickebusch, Belgium Plot X11, Row C, Grave 5 Headstone inscription reads:Though death divides fond memory clings |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kadina & District WW1 Roll of Honor, Kadina Town Hall WW1 & WW2 Roll of Honour, Kadina War Memorial Arch |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Aug 1915: | Enlisted | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 15047, 15th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 15047, 15th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 28 Oct 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 15047, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 15047 awm_unit: 13th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-10-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Richard John Hawke and Clara Minnie (nee Hopkins) Hawke; brother of Verena Lillian Hawke, Leila May Hawke, Lilea May Hawke and Adaline May Hawke
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Aso served 1 year with the Senior Cadets and 3 years in the Citizen Forces
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