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John Gordon HAWKES

Regimental number3159
Place of birthNallaroo, South Australia
SchoolNallaroo State School, South Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationEngine-driver
AddressWallaroo, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Hawkes, Wallaroo, South Australia
Enlistment date30 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 12 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 March 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialWarlencourt British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row H, Grave No. 35), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
110
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Annie HAWKES, Wallarooo, South Australia
Family/military connectionsTwo brothers, Sydney and Alan. The latter received the Military Medal for bravery and was severely wounded at Villers-Bretonneux, France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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