| Regimental number | 3351 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Address | Hutt Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 6.25" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M J Hastwell, Hutt Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Trench Mortar Battery |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row G, Grave 1), Bailleul, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 59 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in St George the Martyr's Anglican Church, Goodwood, Adelaide, South Australia. Inscription reads: 'To the Glory of God. In Honour of Our Lady, Blessed Michael the Archangel, Blessed George the Martyr & of all the Blessed Saints. To the dear Memory of all those who went forth from this Altar, where they offered the Holy Sacrifice of the Body and Blood of Christ, to give their lives in the Great War. This Screen is Blessed on Anzac Day 25 April 1922 being the Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist.' Also commemorated in North Road Church of England Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. Parents: Alfred Ernest and Mary Jane HASTWELL, 24 Huntriss Street, Torrensville, South Australia~ |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 3144 Pte Leslie Alfred HASTWELL, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 4 January 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 6 February 1916 (typhoid); tonsillitis, 16 February 1916; transferred to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, 17 August 1916 (gastritis). Taken on strength, 10th Bn, Serapeum, 17 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 27 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 3 April 1916. Taken on strength, 3rd Brigade Light Trench Mortar Battery, 13 August 1916. Admitted to 39th Casualty Clearing Station, 11 December 1916 (scabies), and transferred to Ambulance Train No 23; admitted to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 17 December 1916; transferred to 6th Convalescent Depot, 20 December 1916 (boils); to 26th General Hospital, 29 December 1916; to Base Depot, Etaples, 25 January 1917; rejoined unit, 9 February 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 15 June 1917; prmoted corporal, 23 September 1917. Selected to attend Infantry Cadet Bn Course, England, and taken on strength, No 2 Officers' Cadet Bn, Cambridge, 7 December 1917. Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the AIF, 1 June 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 11 June 1918; taken on strength, 10th Bn, in the field, 18 June 1918. Believed to be Prisoner of War, 30 June 1918; now, 30 June 1918, reported Killed in Action, 30 June 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HASTWELL Hugh Norman |
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