| Regimental number | 8/1501 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Temuka |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Address | Wilson Street, Timaru |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 130 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, R N Hawkes, Wilson Street, Timaru |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Otago Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 17 'Maunganui', HMNZT 18 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 19 'Aparima'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Christina Hawkes, 60 Wilson Street, Timaru, and the late R.N. Hawkes |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined unit at Cape Helles, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915. Wounded in action (gun shot wound, back), and admitted to HS 'Braemar Castle', 9 May 1915; transferred to 1st Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 12 May 1915. Embarked Alexandria to rejoin unit at Gallipoli, 18 October 1915; rejoined unit, Lemnos, 28 October 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 27 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Embarked Egypt to join the British Expeditionsary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 9 February 1917 (haemorrhage of lung); transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 10 February 1917; to No 3 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 13 February 1917; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 18 February 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 26 February 1917. Found guilty, 6 May 1917, of when on Active Service falling out on march without reason: awarded 7 days confined to barracks, and forfeited 7 days' gross pay. Rejoined Bn, in the field, 3 June 1917, and posted to 10th Company. Appointed Temporary Lance Corporal, 25 June 1917. Relinquished temporary appointment, 7 July 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 7 July 1917. Appointed Temporary Corporal, 6 August 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Third |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16793120 |