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No. 464699, Corporal, Frederick HAWKES
Aged 24
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For some reason Edward chose to serve in the Canadian Army as Frederick. His brother Frederick Palmby Hawkes served in the East Surrey Regiment and survived, enlisting in, and returning to Clapham, dying in 1945. Edward Palmby Hawkes was born in Swaffham Prior (Newmarket Q1-1894 3B:521), son of Francis Peter and Susan HAWKES (née BROWN). There had been a previous Edward Palmby Hawkes, born 1892 but he died later that year. Another brother, Danby Palmby HAWKES was born and died in 1884, the next child taking up the forenames. His brother Danby Palmby HAWKES is at times recorded as Francis and served in the Canadian as such. The initial 'P' in many of the childrens' names is for Palmby, surname of a grandfather.. His father died in 1900 1901 census...Aged 7, he was at High Street, Swaffham Prior with his widowed mother, brothers Charles P [21] (auctioneer's assistant), Frankie P.[15], (yardman on farm), Frederick P [12], Dick P [11},Harry [10] , all born in Swaffham Prior. Brother Danby, a grocer's assistant, was living at 116 New Street, Cambridge, with his cousin Robert DAWSON [32] milkman born Burwell, and his wife Amy [27] born Swaffham Prior. 1911 census...At 83 Norwich Street, Cambridge were his mother and brothers Dick(milkman's help on farm) and Harry (blacksmith). Edward has not been found, it may be that he was off to join brother Danby, also not found in this census. A Francis HAWKES sailed from Liverpool on 24th March 1911 on the "Scotia" bound for Halifax, and an Edward Hawkes sailed from Liverpool on the "Hesperian on 2nd April 1911 bound for Halifax. His elder brothers, Dick Hawkes (on the memorial as Richard) was killed in action in France in 1915 see here and Francis Danby Palmby Hawkes was killed in France in 1918, serving in the Canadian Army see here |
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For some reason he seems to have adopted the forename of Frederick and added to his age. This may have been when he joined the N.W. Mounted Police He attested for the Canadian Army on 11th January 1916, in Vancouver, giving his name as Frederick HAWKES, of Drill Hall, Beatty, Vancouver B.C., born 17th December 1892 in Swaffham, Cambridgeshire, mother Mrs S Hawkes of Cambridge.He was single, had served 5 years in the N.W.Mounted Police and was 5 feet 11 inches (180.3 cm) tall, chest 34" to 36.5" (86.4 to 92.7 cm) with blue eyes, brown hair, Church of England. He was sent to the 158th Battalion and quickly made Corporal, promoted to Acting Sergeant in February. Posted tot he 62nd Battalion as Corporal on 9th March 1916. He arrived in England on 10th April and on 12th May was posted to the 47th Battalion at Bramshott, Hampshire. Promoted to Lance Corporal 22nd July and Corporal on 8th August, he was posted to France on 10th August, being killed in action just 3 months later. His "circumstances of death" card states that he died in an attack at Courcelette and was buried behind Regina Trench. Seemingly he is one of the unknowns buried in Regina Trench cemetery as he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Vimy Ridge Canadian Memorial The confusion here is he served as Frederick and on the memorials of St Mary's Church and the Zion Church, Swaffham Prior as Edward Hawkes. click here to go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website for full cemetery/memorial details |
