Regimental number | 6360 |
Place of birth | Melbourne Vic |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 155 Toorak Road, South Yarra, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Father, A C Hawkins, 155 Toorak Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 4, Battery 10 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Medals |
Military Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. In the HANNEBEEK Valley (near WESTHOEK) on the 23rd October, 1917, driver C.E. HAWKINS, with a party of pack animals and other drivers, were caught in a heavy barrage. This driver's two horses were blown into a shell hole and became bogged, the other drivers succeeded in getting their horses away to a flank. Notwithstanding the heavy shell fire, driver HAWKINS remained with his bogged horses, cleared them of their saddlery and loads, got them out of the bog and ultimately delivered his ammunition to his battery, returning afterwards to the shelled area and assisting to extricate the abandoned horses whose drivers had been wounded.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 95 Date: |