Frederick William Hawker
Memorial: Littleton-Upon-Severn - St Mary's Church
Regiment: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Medals: 1939–45 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Private
Parents: Charles George and Mary Ann Hawker
Marital status: Married
Home address: 4 Brick Cottage, Littleton on Severn
Pre-war occupation: Brick worker
Date of birth: 17/10/1910
Date of death: 30/07/1944
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Foiano Della Chiana War Cemetery Italy and commemorated on Littleton on Severn War Memorial
Age: 34
Further information:
Royal Army Ordnance Corps attached to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
Frederick enlisted in 1941 and embarked for the Middle East in 1942 where he took part in the North Africa Campaign. He then went on to fight in the Italian Campaign and died as the result of an unspecified accident near Rapalano in Tuscany where he was initially buried.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
The War Memorial Book for the Parishes of Olveston and Aust South Gloucestershire compiled by William Morgan