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HAWES, Frederick Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5351 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 March 1916, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stockwell, London, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Clapham Secondary School, London, England |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Miles Wall of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5351, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5351, 26th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5351, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18 years and was working in Toowoomba, QLD
Apprenticed to W.J. Frewer, Copperplate Engravers, of Highholborn, London, England
Son of George Robert Hawes and Annie Hawes of Broxash Road, Battersea, England
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal