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HAWKSBEE, Leonard Howard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6859 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 October 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bethnall Green, London, Endland, April 1888 |
| Home Town: | Mittagong, Wingecarribee, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 4 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot X11, Row C, Grave 5, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6859, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 17 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6859, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Napier embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6859, 14th Infantry Battalion, SS Port Napier, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Mittagong, NSW
Son of Edward Hawksbee and Mary Walker formerly Hawksbee nee Leith of Patriot Square, Cambridge Road, London, England
Husband of Jeanie Elizabeth Hawksbee nee Browne of Pound Cottage, Bisley, Surrey, England
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal