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Mar 25, 1896
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Born at St Catharines Ontario
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Nov 11, 1915
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Attested into
the 81st Battalion at St Catharines Ontario
Ø Number 159597
Ø Next of kin given as John Hawke Sr (father) of 12 Junkin St., St Catharines Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Clerk
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
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May 1, 1916
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Embarked the SS
Olympic at Halifax Nova Scotia
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May 6, 1916
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Disembarked at
Liverpool England
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May 12, 1916
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Transferred to
Brigade Machine Gun Section at West Sandling Camp
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Jun 23, 1916
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TOS (Taken On
Strength) the 86th Battalion at Shorncliffe
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Aug 25, 1916
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Arrived at
Canadian Base Depot at Havre France and TOS the 21st Battalion
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Sep 15/17, 1916
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Reported killed
in action during attack on the Sugar Factory during the battle of the Somme
Courcelette British Cemetery
Somme France
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May 26, 1920
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Beginning on
this date, and on various dates after, the following medals were sent to the family at 12
Junkin St., St Catharines Ontario
Ø British War Medal
Ø Victory Medal
Ø Plaque and Scroll
Ø Memorial Cross
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2010
For the 7
nights leading up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers were projected
onto the Belgian War Memorial in Ypres. At
the same time, the same names were being broadcast via the internet to schools across
Belgium and Canada. The image above shows
the opening ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010.
Below on the
left is the name of John Hawke being projected on that wall. Below right shows the name being broadcast to the
schools. Each name appeared for 25 seconds
and each night 9,700 names were shown.
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