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HAWKEY, Frederick Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 543 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 May 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Camden, New South Wales, Australia, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Murwillumbah, Tweed, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia, 1941, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Menangle Pictorial Roll of Honour No. 1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 543, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 543, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 543, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 4 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Infantry Battalion, From 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 543, 4th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Richard Hawkey and Mary Ann Hawkey of Parramatta, NSW. Brother of John Martin Hawkey MC MID who returned to Australia on 25 October 1919 having served with the 36th and 33rd Battalion
Next of kin given as his brother Arthur Hawkey of 'Camden Park', Menangle, NSW
Returned to Australia on 12 July 1919 aboard HT Aeneas disembarking Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal