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HAWES, Herbert Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2830 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 October 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Elderslie,Tasmania, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Elderslie, Southern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 26 April 1980, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Derwent Gardens, Niche Wall 32, Row 1, Niche 8 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2830, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 6 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 2830, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 2830, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 6 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2830, 40th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 6th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Hawes and Martha Hawes of Elderslie, Tasmania. On 16 October 1916 John signed the consent form but added that Herbert was not to go overseas until he was of age
Commenced return to Australia on 27 May 1919 aboard HT Rio Prado disembarking on the 21 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal