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HAWKES, Richard Morrison
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1985 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Train |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 30 March 1888 |
| Home Town: | East Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Victoria, Australia, 23 November 1944, aged 56 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
St Kilda Cemetery, Victoria Compartment area C, Grave 1180. Interred on 24 November 1944 and held in perpetuity for all time |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1985, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, SA | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1985, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1985, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 22 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Divisional Train, In Havre | |
| 29 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1985, 4th Divisional Train, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Hawkes and Clara Elizabeth Hawkes nee Fry of Adelaide, SA
Husband of Adelaide Margaret Hawkes of Wellington Parade, East Melbourne, Victoria
Returned to Australia on 15 May 1919 aboard HT Dunluce Castle
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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