Harold HAWKE

HAWKE, Harold

Service Number: 2126
Enlisted: 27 November 1916, Enlisted at Narrabri, NSW
Last Rank: Sapper
Last Unit: 2nd Signal Squadron
Born: Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia, 31 December 1888
Home Town: Narrabri, Narrabri, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Saddler
Died: Auburn, New South Wales, Australia, 30 August 1963, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Uraidla & Districts Roll of Honour 2
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World War 1 Service

27 Nov 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2126, Camel Corps, Enlisted at Narrabri, NSW
3 Feb 1917: Involvement Private, 2126, Camel Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Karmala embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
3 Feb 1917: Embarked Private, 2126, Camel Corps, RMS Karmala, Sydney
25 Apr 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 1st Signal Squadron
31 Aug 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 12th Light Horse Regiment, From 4th Light Horse Training Regiment
12 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 2126, 2nd Signal Squadron, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of George Warren Hawke and Maria Hawke nee Jackson of Hastings Street, Marrickville, NSW

Commenced return to Austalia on 26 January 1919 aboard HT Demosthenes disembarking on 2 March 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1921c Harold married Ethel Mildred Harper in NSW.

Enlisted in WW2 under the name of Harold George Hawke while residing at Forbes, NSW