Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Hawkyard W                    William                     37  47  Warehouseman    Single    Bap        

Address:    Ascot Vale, Ascot Vale Road, 217    

Next of Kin:    Hawkyard, James, father,  Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire    

Enlisted:    12 Mar 1917        

Embarked:     Discharged medically unfit    

Served for 168 days, discharged  at Broadmeadows 23 Aug 1917.

While training it was discovered that Hawkyard was 47 years old, and "cannot stand drill".

He was involved in an inquiry relating to an apparent desertion while on duty at Macleod.

War Service Commemorated

Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours