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HAWKER, Charles Robert Percy
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 12 March 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bocastle, Cornwall, England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shipping Clerk |
| Died: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 28 June 1968, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Interred on 29 June 1968. Section E1, Grave 656 |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 20 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 40th Battalion | |
| 20 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 15 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 40th Infantry Battalion, From 69th Battalion | |
| 17 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 40th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the left leg. Transferred to England on 20 July 1918 aboard HS Warilda | |
| 22 May 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 40th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 6th Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Kathleen Hawker C/- Commonwealth Bank, Hobart, Tasmania
Commenced return to Australia on 6 November 1918 aboard HT Marathon as wounded disembarking on 1 January 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Tasmania
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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