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


Father
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Mother
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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)
:

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
14478 ABRAMS, Leopold1885ENG,     Apr 1895 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
12851 ADDISON, Gertrude1886ENG, LAN, Manchester May 1899 : Dominion CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
6912 ALLEN, Frederick1878ENG,    , Paddington Mar 1891 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
12923 ALLEN, Harry1885ENG,     Apr 1897 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
15653 ALLMARK, John1879ENG,     Mar 1889 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos) allmarkc  
13004 ANDREWS, Thomas1887ENG,     Apr 1896 : Scotsman CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
26330 ANNIS, Florence1888ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
12950 ARMSTRONG, Richard1887ENG,     Apr 1896 : Scotsman CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
5755 ASHBROOK, Marion1895ENG,    , Prestwich May 1906 : Tunisian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
8640 ASHBY, Letitia Jane1909ENG, CHS, Birkenhead Jul 1925 : Athenia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
8639 ASHBY, Rebecca Ida1911ENG, CHS, Birkenhead Jul 1925 : Athenia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
22309 AYRES, Charles ENG,     Mar 1891 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
22308 AYRES, Edward ENG,     Mar 1891 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
16177 BAILEY, Samuel1882ENG,     Apr 1893 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
14442 BALDWIN, Walter1881ENG,     1895 : - Unknown - CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
5467 BAMBER, John William1899ENG,     Apr 1912 : Victorian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
14437 BARKER, Samuel George1884ENG,     Apr 1895 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
12995 BARLOW, John Thomas1886ENG,     Apr 1896 : Scotsman CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
12953 BARLOW, Walter1886ENG,     Apr 1896 : Scotsman CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
19834 BARNWELL, Louisa1894ENG,     May 1908 : Corsican CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
19835 BARNWELL, Minnie1896ENG,     May 1908 : Corsican CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
12901 BARRETT, Mary1882ENG,     Apr 1897 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
9828 BARTLETT, Selina1881ENG,     Mar 1891 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
13010 BATES, George1882ENG,     Apr 1896 : Scotsman CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
18406 BEALE, Alfred1895ENG,     Apr 1910 : Victorian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
18409 BEALE, Alfred1894ENG,     Apr 1910 : Victorian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
18414 BEALE, Lawrence1897ENG,     Apr 1910 : Victorian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
8899 BEARDMORE, Arthur 1885ENG,     Apr 1895 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
14456 BEARDMORE, George1886ENG,     Apr 1895 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
19786 BEAUMONT, Margaret1897ENG,     May 1911 : Tunisian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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