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HAWKINS, Stanley William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 23 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Captain |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Brigade Headquarters |
| Born: | Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia, 29 March 1890 |
| Home Town: | Clifton Hill, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | South Melbourne Technical School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Importer - later Film Producer and Entrepreneur |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, 3rd Pioneer Battalion | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement Captain, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Captain, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 12 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Staff Captain, 9th Infantry Brigade Headquarters | |
| 28 Dec 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 3 Jun 1918: | Honoured Military Cross, Third Ypres, For conspicuous ability and distinguished service as Staff Captain during the period 22 September 1917 to 31 December 1917, including operation in the third Battle of Ypres in October 1917. | |
| 25 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Staff Captain, 11th Infantry Brigade Headquarters | |
| 12 Jan 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Staff Captain, 11th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, HT Ceramic, England for return to Australia - arriving Melbourne 14 March 1919. | |
| 30 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Staff Captain, 11th Infantry Brigade Headquarters |
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