Stanley William HAWKINS MID, MC

HAWKINS, Stanley William

Service Numbers: Not yet discovered
Enlisted: 23 March 1916
Last Rank: Staff Captain
Last Unit: 11th Infantry Brigade Headquarters
Born: Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia, 29 March 1890
Home Town: Clifton Hill, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling: South Melbourne Technical School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Importer - later Film Producer and Entrepreneur
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World War 1 Service

23 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, 3rd Pioneer Battalion
6 Jun 1916: Involvement Captain, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
6 Jun 1916: Embarked Captain, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
12 Jan 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Staff Captain, 9th Infantry Brigade Headquarters
28 Dec 1917: Honoured Mention in Dispatches
3 Jun 1918: Honoured Military Cross, Third Ypres, For conspicuous ability and distinguished service as Staff Captain during the period 22 September 1917 to 31 December 1917, including operation in the third Battle of Ypres in October 1917.
25 Aug 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Staff Captain, 11th Infantry Brigade Headquarters
12 Jan 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Staff Captain, 11th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, HT Ceramic, England for return to Australia - arriving Melbourne 14 March 1919.
30 Apr 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Staff Captain, 11th Infantry Brigade Headquarters

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