Roy Albert Victor HAWKE

Regimental number10/150
Date of birth18 August 1894
ReligionWesleyan
OccupationMotor engineer
Address42 Chapel Street, Masterton
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 4"
Weight112 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Hawke, 6 Rangi Street, Gisborne
Previous military serviceServed in C Company, 17th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date10 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 9 June 1915
Discharge date29 October 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Willochra', 9 June 1915; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, chest and side), 29 October 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death13 April 1944 Lower Hutt
Age at death49
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16793079

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