| [Index] |
| John William (Black Jack) HAWKINS (1877 - 1917) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
|
Selby William HAWKINS (1901 - ) Thelma Muriel HAWKINS (1904 - ) Ilma Dorothy HAWKINS (1907 - ) |
John William (Black Jack) HAWKINS (1877 - 1917) + Isabella Ethel C PERKINS (1878 - 1965) |
Frederick HAWKINS (1848 - 1936) | John Shore HAWKINS | |
| Sabina CHAPMAN | ||||
| Nancy Agnes MOORE (1857 - 1938) | John James MOORE (1826 - 1919) | |||
| Margaret Jane MCCAUGHEY (1831 - 1894) | ||||
| b. 13 Oct 1877 at Burrawang, New South Wales, Australia |
| m. 1899 Isabella Ethel C PERKINS (1878 - 1965) at Ballina, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. 11 May 1917 at Somme, France aged 39 |
| Parents: |
| Frederick HAWKINS (1848 - 1936) |
| Nancy Agnes MOORE (1857 - 1938) |
| Children (3): |
| Selby William HAWKINS (1901 - ) |
| Thelma Muriel HAWKINS (1904 - ) |
| Ilma Dorothy HAWKINS (1907 - ) |
| Events in John William (Black Jack) HAWKINS (1877 - 1917)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 13 Oct 1877 | John William (Black Jack) HAWKINS was born | Burrawang, New South Wales, Australia | 8707/1877, Wildes Meadow | 12 | |
| 1899 | 22 | Married Isabella Ethel C PERKINS (aged 21) | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia | 12 | |
| 1901 | 24 | Birth of son Selby William HAWKINS | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | 13826/1901 | 12 |
| 1904 | 27 | Birth of daughter Thelma Muriel HAWKINS | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia | 29975/1904 | 12 |
| 1907 | 30 | Birth of daughter Ilma Dorothy HAWKINS | Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia | 26676/1907 | 12 |
| 11 May 1917 | 39 | John William (Black Jack) HAWKINS died | Somme, France | 12 | |
| Personal Notes: |
| From Bruce Moore Educated farmer/butcher born in Burrawang and lived in Bangalow. Enlisted AIF 9/6/1916 in Lismore. Service no. was 6738 aged 38. Embarked Sydney in troopship "Port Nicholson" via Devonport, Albany thence to UK. Member of the 4th battalion 22nd reinforcement Trained with 1st Bn in Folkestone, England shipped to France on the 11/4/17 to Etaples. Joined 4th Bn. on 30th April and used as reinforcement on the 3rd May. Thought to be wounded in the 2nd Battle of Bullecourt on 4th May 1917. Died of wounds suffered in France with the 1st Division, 1st Bde, 4th Bn. Infantry, AIF during WW1. Transported to the Boulogne hospital/medical centre for allied soldiers on 6th May. He died 7 days later of gunshot wounds to the chest and a broken femur. Buried in Wimereux Cemetery (5 kms north of Boulogne.) Plot 2, Row K, grave #12. From "The Great War" by Les Carlyon page 385 During the second battle of Bullecourt the 23rd and 24th battalions had been severely mauled by German machine gun fire on the right flank on the 4th May they were relieved in part by the 4th battalion. The Australians captured 400 yards of trench and by late afternoon were operating on two fronts, on 5th May the 4th battalion and others were withdrawn and relieved by the 11th and 12th. |
| Source References: |
| 12. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Genes reunited, Title: Genes |
| - Reference = Douglas Riley (Marriage) |
| - Reference = Douglas Riley (Death) |
| - Reference = Douglas Riley (Name, Notes) |
| - Reference = Douglas Riley (Birth) |