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HAWKES, Daniel
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1057 |
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Enlisted: | 1 February 1915, Enlisted at Kilkivan, QLD |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Eidevold, Queensland, Australia, 4 October 1893 |
Home Town: | Kilkivan, Gympie Regional Council, Queensland |
Schooling: | Kilkivan State School, Queensland, Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Wounds, 33rd field Ambulance, France, 27 April 1917, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Red Cross Corner Cemetery, Beugny Plot 1, Row B, Grave 2. Headstone inscription reads: In memory of beloved son of Mr & Mrs J. Hawkes of Kilkivan. R.I.P., Red Cross Corner Cemetery, Beugny, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1057, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Kilkivan, QLD | |
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2 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1057, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
2 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1057, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane | |
15 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner, Artillery Details | |
15 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, Artillery Details , From 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
25 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 25th Field Artillery Brigade, From Artillery Details | |
24 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, From 25th Field Artillery Brigade | |
26 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 1057, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Compound fracture of the skull | |
27 Apr 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 1057, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1057 awm_unit: 13th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-04-27 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Hawkes and Annie Hawkes nee Murphy of 'Rockhill', Kilkivan, QLD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal