Arthur Francis HAWKER

HAWKER, Arthur Francis

Service Number: 7016
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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World War 1 Service

7 Oct 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7016, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
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

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Biography 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