HAWES, Cecil
| Service Number: | 2382 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Coledale, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, 15 April 1987, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Innes Gardens Memorial Park, New South Wales, Australia Columbarium 1 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2382, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 14 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2382, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2382, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 11 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2382, 4th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the chest. Invalided to England on 16 September 1918 | |
| 15 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2382, 4th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Cecil George A. Hawes and Louisa Hawes of Coledale, NSW. Brother of Hector H.H. Hawes, Albert W.E. Hawes, Mabel V.H. Hawes, Lillian A. Hawes and Thomas C. Hawes
Commenced return to Australia on 12 December 1918 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 14 February 1919. When he arrived home he heard that he had mistakenly reported as being Killed in Action
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1923c Cecil married Myrtle E.B. King in NSW
In the 1920's Cecil was contacted by Army Records reference to his dog tags being found on an exhumed soldier near Fromelles and could Cecil identify who the deceased soldier may have been. Cecil said that possibly it may have been that of 'Taffy' Johns who was also in the 4th Battalion and from Woroona, NSW. Cecil did not know his correct name.