Herbert Alfred HAWKES

Regimental number12391
OccupationBarman
Next of kinFather, Mr S. Hawkes, High Street, Hungerford, Berkshire, England
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 6 May 1916
The 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, F Company, left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 52 'Mokoia' and HMNZT 53 'Navua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 6), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Samuel and Margaret Hawkes, Hungerford, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 17