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Jul 3, 1882
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Born in London, England
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May 4, 1912
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Embarked the SS Teutonic in Liverpool with his wife
Margaret and son Joseph
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May 13, 1912
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Disembarked in Montreal, Quebec
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Nov 23, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59441 (temporary number 1087)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. James (Margaret) Hawkins, wife, 4 Bay,
Battlefield, England
o This is also noted as being 4 Bay, Barriefield, Ontario
o I could not determine which is correct as I could not locate either
address through an internet search. His wife’s
address is later noted as being in Kingston, Ontario and I suspect the original address
should read 4 Bay St, Kingston
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø Previous military experience given as 10 years in the 3rd
Battalion in Surrey, England
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned to “C” Company
o This was later reorganized into “B” Company
The battalion trained in the Kingston area
through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport, England and the
battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training
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Aug 29, 1915
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Reported to be AWL (Absent Without Leave)
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Sep 1, 1915
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Reported for duty and forfeited 3 days pay for
his absence
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the
battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Jan 14, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Constipation.
He was transferred the same day to the Divisional Rest Station operated by the No.
5 CFA at Godewaersvelde, France
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Jan 17, 1916
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Discharged to duty from the rest station
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Sep 15, 1916
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During the battalion’s advance on the sugar
refinery near Courcelette, Private Hawkins was killed and his body was never recovered
from the battlefield. As such, he is now
honoured on the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in Vimy Ridge, France, for those who were
killed in France and have no known grave.
Following the war the 1914-15 Star, British War
Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and Memorial Cross were sent
to his widow, Mrs. Margaret Kennedy (she had remarried), 108-10th St., New
Westminster, British Columbia
A second Memorial Cross (shown below) was sent to his mother,
Mrs. Ellen Hawkins, 7 Eckett St., Dockhead, Bermondsey, England
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