Regimental number | 33684 |
Place of birth | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
School | Wagga District School, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Accountant |
Address | Thompson Street, Wagga, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ellen Hawkes, Best Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Medium Trench Mortar Battery Reinforcement 7 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/129/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Morlancourt, France |
Age at death | 32 |
Place of burial | Frenchencourt Communal Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 18), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 16 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Ellen HAWKES; husband of Ellen HAWKES, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. Native of Wagga Wagga |
Family/military connections | His brother was a Gunner with him. He returned. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |