Private Bertie Hawkes
Rank or Title
Date of Birth
1897
Date of Death
17 Oct 1917
War time / or Pre War occupation
Hat firm worker
Employer
Miss Marshall, Old Bedford Road
Medals Awarded
Service Number
88018
Place of Birth
Luton
World War I Address
21 North Street
Luton
Place of Death
France
Grave Location
Wimereux Communal Cemetery
War Memorial Location
Soldier or Civilian
- Soldier
Source
The Luton News , 1st November 1917
Pte Bertie Hawkes, 88018, 3rd Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, died in the No. 14 General Hospital, Wimereux, France, on October 17th, 1917, suffering from the effects of gas poisoning. He was aged 20 and single.
His mother Rosa was living alone at 21 North Street, Luton, after her old soldier husband Alfred and her seven sons - Bertie plus Edward, Arthur, Cyril, Jesse, John and Norman - were serving in the Army either at home or abroad.
Bertie had joined the Eastern Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance in Luton in September 1914, having previously been employed in the hat manufacturing business of Miss Marshall, Old Bedford Road. He had been in France for 15 months.
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Author: Deejaya
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