Regimental number | 1658 |
Place of birth | Wedderburn, Victoria |
School | Scotch College, Claremont, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Law clerk |
Address | Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Ernest Edward Hawkins, 'Delamere', Goldsmith Road, Claremont, Western Australia |
Previous military service | 30th Signal Company Army Engineers |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 44th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 44th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 20.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Berks Cemetery Extension (Row D, Grave No. 20), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 138 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ernest and Georgiana HAWKINS, Armadale road, Kelmscott, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Norman Castel, uncle killed 108th Horutzer Battery |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |