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HAWKINS, William Douglas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5411 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 November 1915, Place of Enlistment Cairns, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Greywell, Hampshire, England , 1893 |
| Home Town: | Kairi, Tablelands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | St.Pauls School, Mainthine, England. |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 1 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Villers-Bretonneux, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Atherton War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5411, 15th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment Cairns, Queensland | |
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| 20 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5411, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5411, 15th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Wounded Private, 5411, 15th Infantry Battalion, Gun Shot Wound to left leh |
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