Arthur HAWKER

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Service Number:	2859
Enlisted:	8 June 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Australian Veterinary Corps
Born:	Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia, 1870
Home Town:	Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Cordial Manufacturer
Died:	Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, 18 October 1926, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Deniliquin General Cemetery
Memorials:

8 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2859, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
30 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2859, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2859, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
7 May 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Veterinary Corps
15 Dec 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2859, Australian Veterinary Corps, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to asthma and sanility

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Son of James H. Hawker and Rosanna Hawker of Malmsbury, Victoria

Next of kin given as his sister Mabel Henson of Queen Street, Bendigo, Victoria

Husband of H.J. Hawker of Little Lethian Street, North Melbourne, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 10 September 1917 aboard HT Ulysses disembarking on 16 November 1917

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal