Gerald Standley HAWSON

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HAWSON, Gerald Standley

Service Number:	5588
Enlisted:	11 May 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lake Wangary, South Australia , 8 March 1888
Home Town:	Elliston, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer and grazier
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 October 1917, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Elliston War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

World War 1 Service

11 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
12 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5588, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
12 Aug 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5588, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide
28 Aug 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, HMAT A68 Anchises
Date unknown:	Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA: 1889 - 1931) Tuesday 20 November 1917

DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE

HAWSON.— Killed in action in France, October 8th, Private Gerald Stanley Hawson, dearly loved eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Hawson, of Polda Station.

He answered his King's and country's call,

And gave his best, his life, his all.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5573354 (nla.gov.au)

"Private GERALD S. HAWSON, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Hawson, of Pola station, Port Lincoln, was killed in France on October 7. He was 30 years of age, and had been in the firing line for nine months. After arriving in England he was detained in hospital with mumps, but rejoined his unit and old comrades of his boyhood days. His letters were always cheerful. He was in some of the fiercest battles, and was a splendid shot. He was highly esteemed by all, as his dis- position was kind, generous, and loving." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 03 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)

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