HAWKES Christopher William

  • First Name(s):
    Christopher 
    William 
  • Surname:
    HAWKES
  • Service Number:
    240424
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    1st/8th Battalion
  • Unit:
    B Company
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    5th October 1918
  • Age At Death:
    22
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Vis-En-Artois Memorial, France, Panel 6.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Mrs. Fanny Florance Woodward, of New St., Upton-on-Severn, Worcestershire

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HAWKES Christopher William Is Named On These Memorials

Upton on Severn Memorial Hall
Upton on Severn St Peter and St Paul’s Church

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Upton on Severn Memorial Hall with the information: Pte

Further Information About HAWKES Christopher William

The following report appears in the Upton News, 2nd November 1918:
Mrs Woodward, New Street, has received the sad news that her son, Pte Christopher William Hawkes, of the Worcester Regiment, was killed in action on October 5th. Deceased, who joined up on August 8th, 1914, was formerly a ships’ steward, his last vessel being the victim of Germany’s foulest crime, the Lusitania. He was 22 years of age.

Christopher Hawkes has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Vis-En-Artois Memorial.

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Credits: Upton News researched by Brian Hill.