| Regimental number | 24/1999 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Greytown |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Grocer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Height | 5' 8.75" |
| Weight | 148 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Hawke, Martinborough |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, F Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 5 March 1916. | |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row A, Grave No 19), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Mary Mortimore Hawke, 113 Bannister Street, Masterton. Native of Greytown |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 4 March 1916; disembarked Suez, 10 April 1916. Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 13 April 1916; attached to Base Depot, Etaples, 28 April 1916. Transferred to 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 26 May 1916. Found guilty, 25 May 1917, of being absent from Working Party, 20 May 1917: awarded 5 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited balance of 5 days' ordinary pay. Appointed Lance Corporal, 7 July 1917.Detached to 2nd Army Rest Camp, 16 July 1917; rejoined unit, 30 July 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 27 August 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 12 September 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 32 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16793064 |