HAWKE, William Strudwick
(Service number 27289)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 18/05/1896 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | South Road, Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Seedsman | ||
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| Next of Kin | W. HAWKE (father), South Road, Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 18th Reinforcements, Spexialist Machine-Gun Section | ||
| Date | 16 October 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 19 July 1973 | Age | 77 years |
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Biographical Notes
William Strudwick Hawke was the son of Cornishman Woodman Hawke and his wife, Elizabeth Anne née Bateman. He married Cecilia Hart in 1921. His brother Alfred James Hawke also served in World War I. william served in World War II also.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [03 November 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs)
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