Lot 2515

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MC & MID Trio: Military Cross (GRI); British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19 with MID. Capt. S.W.Hawkins 11th Inf. Bde. A.I.F. on first medal, Captain. S.W.Hawkins. A.I.F. on second medal, and Captain S.W.Hawkins A.I.F. on last medal. The first medal engraved, the other medals impressed. Court mounted, some light contact marks on the last two medals, otherwise good very fine.

MC: LG 3/6/1918, p6473; CAG 7/11/1918, p2111, to Captain Stanley William Hawkins, 35th Australian Infantry Battalion.

Recommendation: For conspicuous ability and distinguished service as Staff Captain during the period 22nd September, 1917 to 31st December, 1917, including operation in the third Battle of Ypres in October, 1917.

MID: LG 28/12/1917, p13563; CAG 18/4/1918, p841, to Captain Stanley William Hawkins, 3rd Australian Pioneer Battalion - for distinguished and gallant service and devotion to duty in the field during the period midnight 26th Feb. 1917, and midnight 20th Sept. 1917.

Stanley William Hawkins, importer, age 26, born at Clifton Hill, Vic; graduate of Melbourne Technical School and Harvard & Yale Universities in USA; Enl.23Mar1916 at Melbourne, Vic, with previous service 1903-8 Senior Cadets, 1903-9 Victoria Rifles, 1914-15 92nd Infy, 1915-16 51st Infy AIF; Appt'd Lieut 20Mar1916; to Capt 01May1916 with 3 Pioneer Bn; Emb.06Jun1916; to Staff School at Clare College, Cambridge, England 04Nov1916; to France 08Jan1917; seconded as Staff Captain of 9 Infy Bde, 10Jan1917; Trf 9 Infy Bde HQs 12Jan1917; relinquished appt as Staff Captain 04Jan1918; Trf to 35Bn 06Jan1918; to hospital sick 15May1918; to Staff Captain 11 Infy Bde 25Aug1918; RTA 25Jan1919; Appt Terminated 30 Apr1919 Medically Unfit.

With copy of Service File and extensive research including b&w photographs and extracts from Bean Volume 5, AIF in France 1918, in which Captain Hawkins is mentioned several times.