William HAWKSHAW

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Service Number:	2680
Enlisted:	14 April 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Shepparton, Victoria, Australa, 6 September 1878
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carrier
Died:	Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, 19 January 1940, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

14 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2680, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
7 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2680, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
7 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2680, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
23 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2680, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Address at the time of enlistment was Richardson's Hotel, George Street, Sydney where he gave his occupation as Hotel Keeper

Son of Benjamin Wiiliam Hawkshaw and Anna Maria Hawkshaw nee Moylan of Shepparton, Victoria

Husband of Sarah Jane Hawkshaw nee MacRae of Our Lady's Home, Dudley Street, Coogee, NSW. William and Sarah married during 1910c in Jeriliderie, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 23 June 1919 aboard HT Orita disembarking on 9 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal