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HAWKES, Ernest Nathaniel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5392 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Yarraville, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Royal Park, Victoria, Australia, 28 November 1957, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Footscray Cemetery, Victoria Wesleyan section, Row C, Grave 555. Interred on 29 November 1957 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5392, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5392, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5392, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 25 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5392, 59th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to over age |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Hawkes and Sarah Hawkes nee Smith of Fitzroy, Victoria
Husband of Agnes Martha Hawkes nee Jones. Ernest and agnes married in Victoria during 1901c
Commenced return to Australia on 29 May 1917 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on 5 July 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal