HAWKINS, Leonard
| Service Number: | 789 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Prev. North Staffordshire Regiment, England |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Church of England School, England |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea (HMHS "Lutzow") off Gallipoli, 27 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 789, 7th Infantry Battalion, Prev. North Staffordshire Regiment, England | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 789, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 789, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 789, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, No details of wound type were recorded, however Pte Hawkins subsequently died of his wounds on board HMHS Lutzow on 27 April 1915 and was buried at sea. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Larna Malone
Leonard Hawkins, known as ‘Len’, was born in Shenstone, England, the son of William & Sarah Ann Hawkins of Lichfield, England. He was a Miner, but had previously worked on the land. He was 20 years old and was Engaged to Matilda Lillian Head, of 58 Shamrock St., Bendigo. He declared that he had previous military service with the North Staffordshire Regiment in England, and had served in the battleship ‘Sydney' but transferred to the army at the request of his parents. He was amongst the early volunteers for the Expeditionary Force, enlisting on 18.8.14. The following day he left Bendigo for the Broadmeadows Camp. He was allotted Service no. 789 and appointed to ‘G’ Company, 7th Battalion.
The 7th Battalion left Broadmeadows Camp on 18 October, 1914, and embarked for service overseas on board HMAT ‘Hororata’. Arriving in Egypt the battalion moved into camp at Mena, at the foot of the pyramids. (6/12/14)
In January, 1915, the Australian force was re-organized. In the 7th Battalion ‘G’ and ‘H’ Companies joined to form the new ‘D’ Company. This meant that all the men from Northern Victoria were together in one Company.
The 7th Battalion was part of the force which landed at Anzac Cove on 25th April, 1915.
Leonard Hawkins was Wounded during the Landing, and was taken to HMHS Lutzow. He Died of Wounds at sea, on 27/4/15. His name was recorded on the Lone Pine Memorial.
“The First Lot. 7th Battalion. The first men of the Bendigo district to volunteer for service in the First World War.”: Larna Malone