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Benjamin George Hawkins

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 28), Page: 27 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 28), Page: 27 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Benjamin George AWMM
  • Surname
    Hawkins AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 3/2009 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
    Linwood, CHCH Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 20 May 2023 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Hawkins, of 252, Childers Rd., Gisborne, Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 20 May 2023 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
    Occ. School teacher in Wellington Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 20 May 2023 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    C. Hawkins (father), Gladstone Road, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 20 May 2023 - Military Record

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 3/2009 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 Teacher/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

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Benjamin Hawkins was the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Hawkins, of 252 Childers Rd., Gisborne, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    25 August 1918 AWMM
    Bapaume, France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM XII. A. 20. AWMM
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  • Obituary
    Mr Charles Hawkins has been advised that his son, Pte. Benjamin G. Hawkins, who left Wellington with the Field Ambulance in April, 19l6, was killed in Action in France 25th August. Prior to enlisting, Hawkins who is well known in this district, was teaching at the Terrace School in Wellington Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 20 May 2023 - ROLL OF HONOR
    POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME XLV, ISSUE 14701, 5 SEPTEMBER 1918, PAGE 5
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Gisborne Boys' High School, 80 Stanley Road, Te Hapara, Gisborne AWMM

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  • 21/04/2015 My great uncle Travis Anderson Osborn 3/2009 was in the New Zealand Medical Corps, 2 Field Ambulance with Private B Hawkins (3/2009, 2 Field Ambulance). I have a copy of a letter written by B Hawkins to the mother of Travis following his death 17 September 1916 from wounds received in France. It describes how Travis spent his last hours and I believe from the letter that Ben Hawkins and Travis were close friends. Please contact me if you as a relative would like a copy of this letter.
    Public - Janis - 21 April 2015
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20 May 2023Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher
21 April 2015JanisBLENHEIM NEW ZEALANDOther

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