William HOOKWAY

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Service Number:	2630
Enlisted:	15 January 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bowden, South Australia, Australia, 22 September 1882
Home Town:	Bowden, Charles Sturt, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Tallow Packer
Died:	Magill, South Australia, Australia, 13 January 1969, aged 86 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremation service held on 15 January 1969. F.T. Elliott Funerals officiated
Memorials:	Hindmarsh Star of Freedom Tent No 4 IOOR WW1 Roll of Honor, Hindmarsh Way Memorial Methodist Church Honour Roll

15 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2630, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
25 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 2630, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
25 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 2630, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Sergeant, 2630, 32nd Infantry Battalion
1 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2630, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District

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Son of George Hookway and Mary Jane Hook nee Trevena of Sixth Street, Bowden, SA

Commenced return to Australia on 22 May 1919 aboard HT Durham disembarking on 16 July 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Residential address at the time of death was Bowden, SA