Daniel HAWKES

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Service Number:	1057
Enlisted:	1 February 1915, Enlisted at Kilkivan, QLD
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	13th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Eidevold, Queensland, Australia, 4 October 1893
Home Town:	Kilkivan, Gympie Regional Council, Queensland
Schooling:	Kilkivan State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Wounds, 33rd field Ambulance, France, 27 April 1917, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Red Cross Corner Cemetery, Beugny Plot 1, Row B, Grave 2. Headstone inscription reads: In memory of beloved son of Mr & Mrs J. Hawkes of Kilkivan. R.I.P., Red Cross Corner Cemetery, Beugny, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

1 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1057, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Kilkivan, QLD
2 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 1057, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
2 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 1057, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane
15 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner, Artillery Details
15 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, Artillery Details , From 2nd Light Horse Regiment
25 Oct 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 25th Field Artillery Brigade, From Artillery Details
24 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, From 25th Field Artillery Brigade
26 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 1057, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Compound fracture of the skull
27 Apr 1917:	Involvement Gunner, 1057, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1057 awm_unit: 13th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-04-27

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Son of John Hawkes and Annie Hawkes nee Murphy of 'Rockhill', Kilkivan, QLD

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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