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Edwin Roy Hawker

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 24), Page: 11 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 24), Page: 11 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Edwin Roy AWMM
  • Surname
    Hawker AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 25/980 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    16 March 1896 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    16 March 1896 Public - Martin - Researcher - 10 October 2019 - Dept of Internal Affairs, Historical records of Births Deaths & Marriages.
    Registration No: 1896/17129
  • Place of birth
    Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Public - Martin - Researcher - 10 October 2019 - NZ Registration Indexes, Birth 1848-1900.
    Folio No: 1656
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Maud Hawker (mother), Cust, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 25/980 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Flour Miller/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Edwin Hawker was the son of Charles E. and Margherita M. Hawker, of 24 Church Rd., Papanui, Christchurch, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    15 September 1916 AWMM
    Age 20 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France AWMM

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
12 June 2023Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
10 October 2019MartinChristchurch, Canterbury, New ZealandResearcher

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