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HAWKSFORD, Reginald Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 28197 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Penrith, New South Wales, Australia, 1920, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springwood General Cemetery, New South Wales Church of England area, SCE2, Row A, Grave 48 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 28197, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement Driver, 28197, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked Driver, 28197, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney | |
| 12 Apr 1917: | Transferred Gunner, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, From 7th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 2 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , From 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 4 Aug 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 28197, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Wound to the right thigh. Embarked HS Brighton on 16 August 1917 for England | |
| 16 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 28197, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Athur J. Hawksford and Jane Eva Hawksford of George Street, Manly, NSW
Returned to Australia on 7 March 1918 aboard HT Port Darwin
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal