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HAWKEN, Allan Vivian
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2870 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mincha, Pyramid Hill, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Pyramid Hill, Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Moe, Victoria, Australia, 1976, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Pyramid Hill Mincha District Great European War Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2870, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 15 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2870, 8th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne | |
| 15 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2870, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2870, 8th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock. | |
| 20 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Anzac Provost Corps , From 8th Battalion | |
| 26 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2870, 8th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed | |
| 6 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2870, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel Coad Hawken and Elizabeth Hawken nee Morris of Mincha, Pyramid, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 28 March 1919 aboard HT City of Poona disembarking on 26 May 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Allan married Mary Elizabeth Iris Elliott in Victoria