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Record #12937
Name :
: Alfred Philip HAWKINS (1886 - 1917)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 16 Feb 1886

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 5 Aug 1917   Notes : Killed in Action by Explosive
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Staffordshire, Burton on Trent
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Vimy Ridge
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 18 Apr 1897
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Vancouver

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
NotesSent to Canada by Burton on Trent Union, placed with John A Heagle, Springbrooke, Hastings, Ontario. Inspection undertaken on 18 February 1898:

"Age 12, comfortable farm home, employed at chores about the house and helps to feed cattle, health good, boy has a sore eye (stye) but it is getting better, attends church regularly, does not attend school, character good. Terms-Board, Lodging and Clothing. Gives Satisfaction."

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On December 21, 1910, at Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Philips Alfred Hawkins, 25, laborer, born to John Wm Hawkins and Elizabeth Ann Bennett; and Alice Thorne, 21, hired girl, born to Wm Thorne and did not know her mother's name as "she is a home girl, could not tell". The marriage was witnessed by Alice's employers, Wm E and Margaret S Earl. (The couple had met due to their working 2 farms apart from each other.)

Philip Alfred and Alice Louisa Thorne Hawkins had two children: Harold Phillip Ernest Hawkins, born November 18, 1911, in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada and died in 1948; and Margaret Hawkins.

On February 18, 1915, at Port Hope, Ontario, Canada, Alfred Philip Hawkins enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he wa born in Burton on Trent, England; that his next of kin was his wife, Alice Hawkins, who resided at RR No 2, Milbrook, Ontario, Canada; that his date of birth was February 16, 1886; and that he was a farmer. He was described as 5 foot 9 inches in height; dark complexion; blue eyes; dark brown hair. He was a member of the Wesleyan faith.

Private Alfred Philip Hawkins was missing in action in France. The Toronto Evening Telegram, on October 9, 1917, reported:

"Pte. A. P. Hawkins, missing, is an Englishman who enlisted at Port Hope in February, 1915, and went to England on the Missanabie in June of the same year. His next of kin is Mrs. Alice Hawkins, RR No. 2, Millbrook, Ont."

According to the Canada CEF Burial Register, during an attack near Lens, Alfred was instantly killed by the explosion of an enemy shell. Although initially reported missing, Alfred's body was recovered and he was buried at the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-09-29 14:26:00 / From original database

Last Updated : 2010-11-12 20:40:50 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
10505 BANFIELD, James 1908ENG,    , Burton on Trent Jul 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
12937 HAWKINS, Alfred Philip1886ENG, STS, Burton on Trent Apr 1897 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
4823 KEEN, Cyril 1914ENG,    , Burton on Trent Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos