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HAWKESFORD, Willie Clarence
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2702, 2702B |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Train |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 7 April 1963, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Roman Catholic area, Row T, Grave 62 |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2702, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 10 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2702, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 10 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2702, 12th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion, From 12th Battalion | |
| 1 May 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, For conspicuous gallantry on 11 April 1917 near Riencourt. He volunteered to bring in wounded from the German wire and area which was under heavy machine gun fire. He recovered several wounded London Gazette on 18 June 1917, page 6026, position 85 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 4 October 1917, page 2634, position 106 | |
| 10 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2702, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Gassed | |
| 16 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 52nd Battalion. Reallocated serivce number to 2702B | |
| 10 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Divisional Train, From 51st Battalion. Promoted to Driver when taken on strength | |
| 14 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2702B, 4th Divisional Train, Discharged at the 6th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Hawkesford of Elizabeth Street, Hobart Tasmania
Commenced return to Australia on 1 May 1919 aboard HT China disembarked on 8 June 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Hobart
Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Leila Eileen Mary Hawkesford