John HAWKEN

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Service Number:	15471
Enlisted:	25 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	10th Field Company Engineers
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Car Builder
Died:	Templestowe, Victoria, Australia, 1973, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Elsternwick Great War Roll of Honor

25 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 15471, Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
7 Oct 1916:	Involvement Driver, 15471, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
7 Oct 1916:	Embarked Driver, 15471, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
18 May 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 10th Field Company Engineers
3 Jan 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 15471, 10th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of John Hawken and Caroline Hawken nee Dunstan of Ebden Street, Elsternwick, Victoria

From 5 April 1919 and 5 October 1919 he studied architectural & mechanical draughting with Henry J. Welch on Gray's Inn Road, London, England

Commenced return to Australia on 22 September 1919 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on 12 November 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal