BORN HULL 1891. SON OF JOHN WILLIAM HAWKSLEY (1864-1926) AND FANNY FOSTER PETCH (1849-1923), OF 1 SUSAN TERRACE, GOODWIN STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS ADDRESS), 2 GOMMERSALL TERRACE, GOODWIN STREET, HULL AND 2 DUMBARTON TERRACE, CLYDE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES). HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. WORKED AS A GENERAL LABOURER (1911 CENSUS), BEFORE JOINING THE TERRITORIALS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. WENT TO FRANCE WITH THE 1ST EAST YORKSHIRES. REPORTED MISSING AND KILLED ON 20/10/1914, AGED 23.
NOTE: PRIVATE’S, G & W HAWKSLEY, BOTH EYR, ARE LISTED ON HULL ‘S, SCOTT STREET ROLL OF HONOUR.
HIS BROTHER, PRIVATE, CHARLES HENRY HAWKSLEY, 8TH WEST RIDING REGIMENT, DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 29/01/1917, AGED 27.
First name:
ARTHUR
Regiment:
Military Number:
3/5938
Rank:
Private
Date Died
20/10/1914
Place died:
Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium
Age:
23
1 SUSAN TERRACE, GOODWIN STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
