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HAWKES, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1354 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 December 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 22 February 1894 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1354, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 13 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1354, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1354, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 19 Jun 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), From 9th Battalion | |
| 18 Sep 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion, From AIF Headquarters | |
| 8 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1354, 9th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to defective eyesight |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Sarah Hawkes of Asken Road, Shepherds Bush, London, England
Next of kin given as his wife Louise Vyone Hawkes nee Esquonniere of Shepherds Bush Road, Hammersmith, London, England. John and Louise married on the 18 November 1915 in St. Stephens Church, London, England. Rev. E. Maynch Eine officiated
Commenced return to Australia on 8 October 1919 aboard HT Devon disembarking on 27 November 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: 19141-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served in the 4th Sussex Battery of the Royal Field Artillery for two years