Stanford Louis HAWK

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Service Number:	885
Enlisted:	17 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	20th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lewisham, London, England, 3 January 1891
Home Town:	Hurstville, Kogarah, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

17 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 885, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
25 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 885, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 885, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
20 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 885, 20th Infantry Battalion, Shell wounds to the legs and left forearm
6 Jan 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 885, 20th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit

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Address at the time of enlistment was Millett Street, Hurstville, NSW

Son of Stanford Hawk and Annie Mary Hawk nee Carter of Russell Street, Upper Sydenham, London, England

On 23 October 1918 Stanford married May Read in the Holy Trinity Church, Sydenham, England. The Curate Douglas G. Mattews officiated

Commenced return to Australia on 5 September 1919 aboard HT Plassy disembarking on 30 October 1919

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