| Regimental number | 2247 |
| Place of birth | Wallan Wallan, Victoria |
| True Name | HAWKE, Edward |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Shepparton, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 145 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, B Roach, Shepparton, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A63 Karoola on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 9), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 157 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 1st Bn, Gallipoli, 6 August 1915. Found guilty, 5 September 1915, of bad language and behaviour disrespectful to an Officer: awarded 14 days' confined to barracks. Found guilty, Mudros West, 8 October 1915, of being absent from Camp from 6000, 3 October, till 2100, 6 October 1915: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 4 days' pay under Royal Warrant. Rejoined Bn, Gallipoli, from Reinforcements Camp, 30 October 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 28 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Found guilty, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916, of being drunk in town about 1840, 30 December 1915: fined 2/6d. Found guilty, 8 January 1916, of being absent without leave from Tattoo, 29 December 1915, till arrested at 1840, 5 January 1916: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 8 days' pay by Royal Warrant. Transferred to 53rd Bn, 13 February 1916, and taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 14 March 1916 Found guilty, 24 February 1916, of (1) breaking Camp; (2) being absent without leave from Tattoo, 23 February, till arrested by Cairo Picquet at 2100, 19 February 1916: awarded 28 days' detention, and forfeited 28 days' pay under Royal Warrant. Rejoined Bn from detention, 21 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 June 1916. Found guilty, 11 July 1916, of while on Active Service drunkenness and being absent from parade, 1400-1700, 7 July 1916: awarded 168 hours' Field Punishment No 2. Reported Missing in Action, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 2 September 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ROACH David |
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