Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Pte Gordon Gray Carruthers Hawkins,
from The Argus, 30 June 1915, courtesy
of Kim Phillips, Spirits of Gallipoli.
Hawkins G G C Pte 496 Gordon Gray Carruthers 7 Inf Bn 26 Electrical engineer Single Prot
Address: 64 Lorne St, Moonee Ponds [Electoral Roll 1914]
Next of Kin: Hawkins, S P, Mrs, mother, Woodacres, Casterton
Enlisted: 18 Aug 1914
Embarked: A20 Hororata 19 Oct 1914
Prior service: 1 yr 9 months Naval reserve enlisted at Essendon
NOTE: Although Hawkins' Embarkation Nominal Roll gives his address as 64 Park St, St Kilda, there is ample evidence that he was living and working in the Moonee Ponds area when he enlisted at Essendon. There is a further entry for Gordon Gray Hawkins, electrical linesman, in the 1914 Electoral roll at 64 Canterbury St, Middle Park, which I take to be earlier address than the one for Moonee Ponds.
Corporal Keiller, who was enthusiastically received, said that he had done his best. He thought that those at home knew more of the war than the men in the trenches, who were only aware of what happened in their immediate neighborhood.........
He referred to the Portland boys whom he had met frequently at the front. He spoke feelingly of the boys who had fallen, of Gordon Hawkins, who, being killed while still in the boat, did not reach the firing line...
First Issue, August 20, 1842. (1915, October 22). Portland Guardian (Vic. : 1876 - 1953), p. 2 Edition: EVENING. Retrieved June 26, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article63975103
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Gordon Hawkins was with those who landed early in the morning of 25th April, and was shot dead in the boat. Whether he was buried at sea or on the beach he (Cpl. Keiller) could not say.
Honouring Our Heroes. (1915, October 21). Portland Observer and Normanby Advertiser (Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 2 Edition: MORNING. Retrieved June 26, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88673864
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Mentioned in this Publication:
Gallipoli Heroes – a tribute to the men from Western Victoria who gave their lives for their country, by Graeme Massey.
Sparkies at War, 1914-1918, by Ken Purdham, pp 10, 20, 121.
Date of death: between 25/04/1915 and 02/05/1915
CWGC: "Son of Samuel Proudfoot Hawkins and Isabella Hawkins. Native of Portland, Victoria, Australia".
No.2 OUTPOST CEMETERY
Pte G G C Hawkins' memorial at No 2 Outpost Cemetery, courtesy of Kim Phillips, Spirits of Gallipoli.
War Service Commemorated
Essendon Town Hall F-L
Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour DOW
North Melbourne Electric Tramways and Lighting Company
In Memoriam
HAWKINS-The employees of the Lighting De-
partment of the North Melbourne Electric Tram-
ways and Lighting Company Limited desire to
place on record their respect for the memory
and sympathy with the relatives of Gordon
G.C. Hawkins, who was killed in action at the
Dardanelles.
The Argus 30 June 1915
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