Identity
Title
Forenames
William Henry AWMM
Surname
Hawkins AWMM
Ingoa
Also known as
Service number
WWI 17593 AWMM
Gender
Iwi
Hapū
Waka
Rohe
Religion
Civilian life
Birth
1877 AWMM AWMM
Date of birth
Place of birth
Birth notes
Address before enlistment
Post war occupation
Next of kin on embarkation
Mrs F. Hawkins (wife), Brooks Square, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
Relationship status
Pre 15 February 1917
AWMM Married AWMM
Service
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Days interned
Liberation date
Liberation Repatriation
POW liberation details
POW serial number
Biographical information
Son of Paul Joseph and Ann Hawkins, of Arch Hill, Auckland.
Husband of Francis Hawkins, of 3 Mackelvie, Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland.
Brother of Joseph Francis Hawkins (64503), who was killed in action on 8 October 1918, in France.
Moeraki then transfer to Boora at Melbourne for Suez. AWMM
Death
Death
Date of death
Age at death
Place of death
Cause of death
Death notes
Cemetery
Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel AWMM D.5. AWMM
Cemetery name
Grave reference
Obituary
Sergeant William Henry Hawkins, who has been killed in action, was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Hawkins, of Archhill. He was born in Auckland in 1877. Prior to enlisting he was on the staff of Messrs. Winstone, Ltd., for 18 years. For a long period he was a Sunday-school teacher, and for many years a member of the Pitt Street Methodist Choir. He was an active member of the West End Rowing Club and Auckland Mounted Rifles. He leaves a widow and young daughter. A younger brother is now in camp. (Auckland Weekly News, 6 December 1917, p. 19)
“Sergeant William Henry Hawkins, killed in action, was the eldest son of Mr. P. Y. [sic] Hawkins, of Archhill. He was born in Auckland in 1877, and at the time of his enlistment in March, 1916, he had been in the employ of Messrs. Winstone, Limited, for a period of 18 years. He was an active member of the West End Rowing Club. As a territorial he was a member of the Auckland Mounted Rifles, and whilst in camp he attained the rank of sergeant-major. He leave[s] a widow and one child.” (Auckland Weekly News, 6 December 1917, p. 19) AWMM
Memorial name
Memorial reference
Memorials
Memorial name
- Pitt Street Methodist Church Roll of Honour, 78 Pitt Street, Auckland 1021 AWMM
- Pitt Street Methodist Church Roll of Honour, 78 Pitt Street, Auckland 1065 AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
Roll of Honour
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Sources
External links
Documents
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
54: 1 AWMM - Auckland Weekly News AWMM
Obituary: Auckland Weekly News, 6 December 1917, p. 19. AWMM - Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2015). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-3). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
Vol. 2: Includes portrait AWMM
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