HAWKEY, John Rupert
| Service Numbers: | 7282, S212711 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 November 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4 Garrison Battalion (SA) |
| Born: | Clunes, VIC, 4 March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Memorials: | Creswick 'Unknown' Pictorial Honour Roll, Creswick 'Unknown' Pictorial Honour Roll, Creswick Honor Roll, Creswick Honor Roll, Creswick School Pictorial Roll of Honour, Creswick School Pictorial Roll of Honour, North Creswick State School No 2041 Honor Roll, North Creswick State School No 2041 Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7282, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 7282, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 7282, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7282, 12th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
World War 2 Service
| 24 Nov 1939: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S212711, 4 Garrison Battalion (SA) | |
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| 24 Nov 1939: | Involvement Private, S212711 | |
| 24 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S212711, 4 Garrison Battalion (SA) | |
| 24 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Keswick, SA | |
| 11 Dec 1939: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S212711, 4 Garrison Battalion (SA) | |
| 11 Dec 1939: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
Son of John Knight Hawkey and Sarah Hawkey nee Campbell of Melbourne Road, Creswick, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 16 June 1919 aboard HT Ormonde disembarking on 1 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
In 1935 he was living in Adelaide, SA
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
Son of John Knight Hawkey and Sarah Hawkey nee Campbell of Melbourne Road, Creswick, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 16 June 1919 aboard HT Ormonde disembarking on 1 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
In 1935 he was living in Adelaide, SA
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
Son of John Knight Hawkey and Sarah Hawkey nee Campbell of Melbourne Road, Creswick, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 16 June 1919 aboard HT Ormonde disembarking on 1 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
In 1935 he was living in Adelaide, SA
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