William James HAWKEN

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Service Number:	6534
Enlisted:	11 April 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	London, England, 12 September 1897
Home Town:	Abbotsford, Canada Bay, New South Wales
Schooling:	Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 4 February 1917, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Bancourt British Cemetery Plot V1, Row G, Grave 2. Headstone inscription reads: Great love hath no man he laid down his life for his friends, Bancourt British Cemetery, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

11 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6534, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
7 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6534, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
7 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6534, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney

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Arrived in Australia aged 13 years

Son of Samuel James Hawken and Edith Eliza Hawken nee Skull of 'Collessie Cottage', Spring Street, Abbotsford, NSW formerly of London, England

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal