William Montague HAWES

HAWES, William Montague

Service Numbers: 28, 6030
Enlisted: 30 October 1914, Enlisted at Cairns, QLD
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 9th Infantry Battalion
Born: London England, 1882
Home Town: Cairns, Cairns, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Cane Farmer
Died: Queensland, Australia, 26 December 1953, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Cairns (General) Cemetery, Queensland
Section BWS, Row W5, Grave 6681
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World War 1 Service

30 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 28, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps , Enlisted at Cairns, QLD
28 Nov 1914: Embarked Private, 28, 3rd Infantry Battalion, SS Eastern, Sydney
28 Nov 1914: Involvement Private, 28, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Eastern embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
23 Dec 1915: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 28, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps , Discharged in QLD
20 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6030, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted (second time) at Cairns, QLD
8 Aug 1916: Involvement Private, 6030, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: ''
8 Aug 1916: Embarked Private, 6030, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane
10 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6030, 9th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right knee Invalided to England on 26 August 1918
19 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6030, 9th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Arthur Thomas Hawes of Low Hill Farm, Bushbry, Wolverhampton, England

Returned to Australia (first time) on 6 December 1915 aboard SS Te Anau

Commenced return to Australia on 16 June 1919 aboard HT Ormonde disembarking on 4 August 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal Victory Medal