Regimental number | 15047 |
Place of birth | Wallaroo Mines, South Australia |
School | Wallaroo Mines Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Kadina, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, R J Hawke, Kadina, South Australia |
Previous military service | 81st Infantry; Served in the Citizen Military Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 15, Reinforcement 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/42/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Vlamertinge, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery (Plot XII Row C, Grave No.5), Dickebusch, Begium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 17 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Clara HAWKE, Wallaroo Mines, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |