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HAWKSHAW, Benjamin William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3306 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 August 1915, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Train |
| Born: | Jerilderie,New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Narrandera, Narrandera, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia, 15 September 1982, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Narrandera War Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Narrandera WW1 War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3306, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3306, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3306, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 7 Jan 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Army Service Corps, From 2nd Battalion | |
| 3 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 7th Army Service Corps | |
| 6 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Divisional Train, From 7th Army Service Corps | |
| 3 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 3306, 4th Divisional Train, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Hawkshaw and Naomi Hawkshaw of Twynrn Street, Narrandera, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 1 May 1919 aboard HT China disembarking on 11 June 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Belgian Croix de Guerre
London Gazette on 5 April 1919, page 4526,position 44 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 July 1919, page 1169, position 60
During 1930c Benjamin married Helen L. Hodder in Mosman, NSW