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HAWKES, James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1952, 1952A |
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| Enlisted: | 21 January 1915, Enlisted at Roma, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Westham, London, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Roma, Maranoa, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1952, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Roma, QLD | |
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| 16 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1952, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1952, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 2 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1952, 15th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right leg. | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Assumed rank of Gunner when taken on strengh | |
| 30 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 11th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 5 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Bombardier, 1952, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Second occasion. Wounds to the head and shoulder. Invalided to England on 9 June 1917 aboard HS Jan Breydel | |
| 2 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 1952A, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to wounding. Letter A had been added to his service number on 1 October 1917 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph Hawkes of Marcus Street, Westham, London, England
Next of kin later changed to his wife Catherine Ellen Hawkes nee Lovett of Gift Lane, Westham, London, England. James and Catherine married on 4 August 1918 in St. John Church, Stratford, Westham. Vicar J. Merrin officiated
Commenced return to Australia on 1 May 1919 aboard HT China disembarkin on 11 June 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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