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231568Cpl. Herbert Hawkins
British Army 144th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Sheffield, Yorkshire
(d.8th Oct 1917)
Corporal Herbert Hawkins served in the 144th Siege Battery of the Royal Garrison Artillery. Herbert was killed on 8 October 1917 and is buried in grave VA4 at the Bard Cottage Cemetery, in the northern area of the Ypres Saliant where artillery sections such as Herberts were moved to only weeks before he died.Herbert was 29 and the son of William and Hannah Hawkins who lived in Waleswood. The family, which included ten siblings, lived at 45 Waleswood Colliery, his father and two elder brothers, Albert and George were all coalminers. Before being sent to war Herbert was a police constable for Sheffield City police. When he died, Herbert was married to Annie Hawkins and they lived at 36 Tavistock Road, Sheffield. Herbert is also remembered on the Police and Fire War Memorial in Sheffield Cathedral and also in St. Peters Church, Abbeydale.
Additional Information:
Since researching further we have found out Herbert was born in January 1889 and therefore was 28yrs old when he was killed. We have notified the CWGC who have kindly updated Herbert's grave at Bard Cottage, Ieper to reflect this.Sam Hawkins
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