HAWKINS, Gordon Gray Carruthers
| Service Number: | 496 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Essendon, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Portland near Hamilton, Victoria, 1887 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda East, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Electrical Engineer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No.2 Outpost Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey Special Memorial 23, No 2 Outpost Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Portland WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 496, 7th Infantry Battalion, Essendon, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 496, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 496, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 496, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Gordon Gray Caruthers was born in 1887 in Portland near Hamilton, Victoria
His parents were Samuel Proudfoot HAWKINS and Isabella GRAY
He had previous service of 1 year & 9 months in the Naval Reserve before he enlisted for WW1 on 18th August, 1914 & embarked from Melbourne with the 7th Infantry Battalion on the ship Hororata on 19th October, 1914
Gordon was with those who landed early in the morning of 25th April, 1915 and was shot dead in the boat - he is buried in No. 2 Outpost Cemetery
Inscription reads: "THEIR GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT"
He saw service in Egypt and Gallipoli and his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial - he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & the Victory Medal.
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His brother Victor James HAWKINS also served in WW1 (SN8756) , 2nd Field Ambulance and returned to Australia in 1916.
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