English Māori William Henry Hawkins Born 1877 - Died 31 October 1917 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 17593 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Trooper AWMM 3rd Auckland Mounted Rifles AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam Henry AWMM SurnameHawkins AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 17593 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth1877 AWMM AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs F. Hawkins (wife), Brooks Square, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 15 February 1917 AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 17593 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Clerk AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 15 Feb 1917-8 April 1917 AWMM from AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM Moeraki 15 February 1917 AWMM Vessel was Moeraki AWMM Sergeant Major AWMM 22nd Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles Brigade AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Trooper AWMM 3rd Auckland Mounted Rifles AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › 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 About death Contribute › Death31 October 1917 AWMM Age 40 AWMM Palestine, Middle East AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes CemeteryBeersheba War Cemetery, Israel AWMM D.5. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituarySergeant 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 Contribute › Memorial namePitt 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 Remember William Henry Hawkins by laying a poppy. William Hawkins William Alfred Hawkins William Henry Hawkins William Joseph Hawkins William Nicholson Hawkins Lay a poppy for 2020 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Henry Hawkins Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy) Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-2016-2 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=16793193 Further Reference Auckland Mounted Rifles Club Honour Board Index, Auckland Council Archives http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/CityArchives/FamilyHistory/ACC219/searchrifles.htm Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/644650/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/644650 Further Reference DocumentsNew 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. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 2: Includes portrait AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
