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Pte. William Francis Hawkins
British Army 7th Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment
from:Stinchcombe
(d.8th Jan 1916)
William Hawkins was born on 17 Feb 1895 Stinchcombe, near Stroud. He served with Gloucestershire Constabulary from 1906 to 1912 (More info and a photo can be found on Gloucestershire Police Archives Site. His police no was 3839.)
He served in 7th (Service) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment and was killed in action at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli on 8th of January 1916. He's commemorated on the Helles War Memorial Turkey and on Holy Trinity Church, Longlevens, Gloucester where his brother Henry (who also served in the War) was the Sub Post Master.