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Hawke, Thomas Robertson

Thomas Hawke (Service No 5733) was born in Hamilton, Scotland.  He came to Australia as a child and at the time of enlistment was 18 years old and lived at Helensburgh, N.S.W.Thomas enisted in...

Hawke, Joseph Vincent

Joseph Vincent Hawke (Service No 3824) was born in Hillgrove, N.S.W., in 1894.At enlistment, he was single, 21 years old, worked as a surveyors assistant, lived in Thirroul. N.S.W...

Hawken, Francis North

Francis Hawken (Service No 100) was born in Lithgow, N.S.W. around 1881. In 1906 he married Alice Maud Blackburn.At enlistment Francis was 35 years old, worked as a locomotive driver, and lived at...

Hawkins, Frederick

Frederick Hawkins (Service No 2726), was born in Taunton, England around 1894.At enlistment, in Kiama, N.S.W., he was single, 21 years old, worked as a miner and lived in Corrimal, N.S.W.Frederick...

Hay, William

William Hay was born in Perth, Scotland on 18 February c.1875 to William Hay (snr) and Harriett McLaughlin (nee). William was living at Coledale when he enlisted at Helensburgh on 5 May, 1916 at the...

Hay, Percy William

Percy Hay was born in Mount Kembla in 1894, the eldest of 7 children, and attended the Mount Kembla school. As a young man he spent 4 years in the 37th Illawarra Infantry. On 5th July, 1915 he...

Hay, John

John Hay (Service No 66467), was born in Durham, England, and came to Australia with his family in 1914.In 1915, John's father was killed in an accident at the Mount Keira Mine.At enlistment, he was...

Hay, Herbert Edward

Herbert Hay (Service No 2823) was born in Warren, NSW around 1888.At enlistment Herbert was single, 28 years old, worked as a brick setter and lived in Bulli, NSW;  he had served 3 years with...

Hayes, Thomas

Thomas Hayes (Service No 6535) was born in Bega, N.S.W. in 1880. Thomas enlisted in Kiama; he was single, 32 years old, worked as a labourer and lived at nearby Bombo.  He embarked from Sydney...

Hayles, Frank Hewlett

Frank Hayles (Service No 1601) was born in Wollongong, N.S.W. around 1873.Frank enlisted when he was 42 years old.  He was single and worked as sheep farmer.He embarked...

Hayman, William

William Hayman (Service No 6977) was born in Sydney and came to Wollongong, NSW soon after.In 1909, William married Pearl Murray in Wollongong and together they had a child.At the time of enlistment...

Hayton, Thomas

Thomas Hayton (Service No 4430) was born in Newcastle, England in 1893 and arrived in Australia in 1912.At the time of enlistment in Bulli, Thomas was single, 22 years of age, employed as a miner and...

Hazel, Arthur Crispan

Arthur Hazel (Service No 4102) was born in Clifton about 1896. He was an iron merchant and 27 years of age when he enlisted. He embarked with the 3rd Battalion, 12th Reinforcement from Sydney, on...

Head, Peter Frederick

Peter Frederick Head (Service No 7073) was born in Mount Kembla, N.S.W.  Peter's father had been killed in the Mount Kembla Mine Disaster of 1902.  Peter's mother was also deceased ...

Healey, Reginald Alfred Charles

Reginald Healey was born in Scarborough, N.S.W. around 1890.  In 1911 he married Irene Kennedy and they had 2 children.When Reginald enlisted at the age of 25 he worked as a...

Healey, Wilfred Charles

Wilfred Healey (Service No 2611) attended Milton Public School. At the time of enlistment he was a single 24 year old law clerk from Albion Park. He embarked on HMAT A54 Runic with 8th Reinforcements...

Healey, Phillip Patrick

Phillip Healey (Service No 7598) was born in Cathcart, NSW.At enlistment Phillip was single, 20 years old, employed as a clerk, and lived in Drummoyne, Sydney; he had served with the 12th Battery...

Healy, George Thomas

Private George Healy (Service no. 633) was born in Wales circa 1887. He travelled to Australia and was employed as a miner prior to enlistment.He embarked on HMAT A23 Suffolk on 18th October, 1914...

Healy, Alfred

Alfred Healy (Service No 1370) was born in Cooma, N.S.W.At enlistment Alfred was single, 23 years old, lived at Dapto, N.S.W. and was employed as a letter carrier.He embarked from Sydney on...

Heard , Oliver Holmes

Oliver Holmes Heard, born in 1893 at the Railway House, Bulli to Roger and Sarah Heard was a woodworking machinist prior to the war.Oliver enlisted on 22 July, 1915 at the age of 21. Initially he...

Heath, John Joseph

John Heath (Service No 5750) was born in Goulburn, NSW.At the time of enlistment he was single,  29 years of age, employed as a miner and lived in Corrimal, NSW.John embarked from Melbourne on...

Heininger, Cyril Patrick

Cyril Patrick Heininger (Service No 3390), was born in Dapto, N.S.W., in 1898.At enlistment, he was a single, 18 years old, worked as a grocer, lived in Woonona, N.S.W., and...

Heininger, Edward John

Edward John Heininger (Service No 4207), was born in Dapto, N.S.W.At enlistment, he was single, 21 years old, worked as a butcher and lived in Wollongong, N.S.W.Edward embarked on...

Hellmund, Ernest Stephen

Ernest Hellmund (Service No 2836) was born in Queanbeyan, NSW around 1884.At enlistment Ernest was single, 32 years old,worked as a labourer and lived at Coledale, NSW.He embarked from Sydney on RMS...

Hemmingson, Timothy

Timothy Hemmingson (Service No 1547) was born in Sydney around 1893.At enlistment Timothy was single, 22 years old, worked as a miner and lived at Coledale, N.S.W.He embarked from Sydney on HMAT A32...

Henderson, Archibald Cook

Archibald Henderson (Service No 8119) was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and arrived in Australia in 1913.At enlistment Archibald was single, 26 years old, worked as a coal miner and lived at Bulli, NSW...

Henderson, John

John Henderson (Service No 6041) was born in Yackandah, Victoria around 1867.At enlistment, he stated he was single, 43 years old, worked as a labourer and lived in Scarborough, N.S.W. In fact, je...

Henderson, John

John Henderson (Service no 5120) was single, 40 years of age, employed as a labourer, resided in Kiama, NSW and enlisted with the Waratah March in NSW.He was actually 46 years old at the time.John...

Henderson, Alfred

Alfred Henderson (Service no 2945) was born in Kiama, NSW.At the time of enlistment in Kiama, NSW, Alfred was single, 22 years of age and employed as a baker.  He enlisted just a few days after...

Hendrickes, Augustus

Augustus Hendrickes (Service No 5121) was born in Sydney in 1884.  He married Martha Cotford on 2nd June 1908 in Sydney, and the family moved to the Illawarra region of N.S.W.Augustus...

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