Regimental number | 3159 |
Place of birth | Nallaroo, South Australia |
School | Nallaroo State School, South Australia |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Engine-driver |
Address | Wallaroo, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Hawkes, Wallaroo, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Warlencourt 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 connections | Two 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 |