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HAWKER, Arthur Francis
Personal Details
Service Number: | 7016 |
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Enlisted: | 7 October 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 21 June 1892 |
Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Orchardist |
Died: | Pneumonia & bronchitis, St. john's Park, Tasmania, Australia, 20 March 1964, aged 71 years |
Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Interred on 23 March 1964. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
7 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7016, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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22 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 7016, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 7016, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
30 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7016, 12th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 6th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur Francis of Wellington Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Employed by a Mr. Beauchamp orchardist of Langley, West Tasmania
Commenced return to Australia on 4 July 1919 aboard HT Norman disembarking on 13 August 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Tasmania
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal