Herbert Hawkes (1893 - 1945)

Born 20 Aug 1893 in Camberwell, Surrey, England

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Died 8 Oct 1945 at age 52 in Miller Hospital, Greenwich, Kent, England

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Biography

Herbert Hawkes served in the Royal Naval Air Service in World War I
Service started: 01 Jan 1917
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Service ended:

Herbert Hawkes was born in 1893 at Camberwell, London. He was the son of Robert Hawkes and Alice Evans.^[1]

In the 1901 census Herbert was age 7 living at 650 Old Kent Road, Camberwell with his father Robert Hawkes (49), mother Alice Hawkes (49), sisters Lily Hawkes (20), Rosina Hawkes (18), Alice Louisa Hawkes (12), brother Albert Hawkes (16).^[2]

In the 1911 census Herbert was age 17 living at 518 Old Kent Road, Camberwell with his mother Alice Hawkes (59), sisters Lily Hawkes (30), Rosina Hawkes (28), Louisa Hawkes (22). Occupation Tailors cutter apprentice.^[3]

Herbert served in the Royal Navy during WW1, initially at the HMS President II shore establishment at Crystal Palace and later in the Eastern Mediterranean. He was transferred to the RAF when the RNAS merged with the Royal Flying Corps on 1 Apr 1918.^[4] In Herbert's RAF records his next of kin was given as mother Alice Hawkes.^[5]

In 1929, Herbert was living at 518 Old Kent Road with his mother Alice Hawkes and sister Alice L Hawkes.^[6]

In 1939, Herbert Hawkes (b. 20 Aug 1893) was living at 9 St James Rd, Bermondsey, London with his sister Alice L Hawkes (b. 23 Feb 1889). Occupation: Dealer.^[7]

Herbert Hawkes of 3 Beatrice Rd, Bermondsey died on 8 Oct 1945 at Miller Hospital, Greenwich aged 52. He was buried on 15 Oct 1945 at Southwark, London.^[8][9][10]

Sources

1. ↑ General Register Office. https://www.gro.gov.uk. Birth. HAWKES, HERBERT; Mother's Maiden Surname: EVANS; GRO Reference: 1893 D Quarter in CAMBERWELL Volume 01D Page 838
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9ZN-5WM : 29 August 2015), Herbert Hawkes in household of Robert Hawkes, Camberwell, London, Middlesex, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Peckham subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XWR9-BKG : 20 January 2015), Herbert Hawkes, Camberwell, S E, London, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services for Herbert Hawkes.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. UK, Royal Air Force Airmen Records, 1918-1940 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: AIR 79 Royal Air Force Airmen Records, 1918-1940. The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England.
6. ↑ London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers
7. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/43C. London. Bermondsey Met B. Enumeration District: ACCH
8. ↑ General Register Office. https://www.gro.gov.uk. Death Registration. HAWKES, HERBERT; Age at death: 52; GRO Reference: 1945 D Quarter in GREENWICH Volume 01D Page 585
9. ↑ GOV.UK Find a will. Hawkes 1945. https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=hawkes&yearOfDeath=1945&page=3
10. ↑ Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes. Name Herbert Hawkes; Register Type Burial; Burial Date 15/10/1945; Burial Place Southwark London