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HAWES, Alexander George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2697 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Grenville, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Werneth, Golden Plains, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Fernside State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Monquet Farm, France, 26 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cressy & District War Memorial Gates, Rokewood Werneth & District Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Werneth School Boys Who Served in the Great War Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2697, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2697, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Moldavia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2697, 21st Infantry Battalion, RMS Moldavia, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Hawes and Isabella Hawes nee Crawford of Werneth, Victoria. Brother of Isabel Kathleen Hawes, Annie Euphemia Hawes, Andrew Murray Hawes and Margaret Galvin Hawes
Medals:1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal