Richard John HAWES

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Service Number:	487
Enlisted:	18 February 1918, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1886
Home Town:	Scott's Creek, Adelaide Hills, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Traveller
Died:	Magill, South Australia, 15 July 1965, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia West Rose Bed, W19, Site 009. Ashes interred on 27 September 1965.
Memorials:	Kadina & District WW1 Roll of Honor, Scott's Creek & Longwood Roll of Honour

9 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 487, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
9 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 487, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
24 Aug 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 43rd Infantry Battalion, In France
18 Feb 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 487, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 487, 43rd Infantry Battalion
21 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 487, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District

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Son of Thomas Hawes and Wilmott Hawes nee Eddy of Scott's Creek, SA later of Kadina, SA

Commenced return to Australia on 21 March 1919 aboard HT Kildonian Castle disembarknig on 7 May 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

At the time of his death he was residing in Maylands, SA