Source: Per service record of Victor Clemm, reg. no. 44968.
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Family Search: When Private William Hawksby was born on 1 December 1892, in Gorton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Hawksby, was 37 and his mother, Eliza Susannah Rawlins, was 37. He immigrated to Canada in 1913 and lived in Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1911 and Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1921. He registered for military service in 1914. In 1914, at the age of 22, his occupation is listed as labourer in St. Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.
Discharged in England.
MILITARY MEDAL. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in action. This N.C.O. showed the utmost fearlessness in passing and repassing through intense enemy barrage in his endeavour to maintain communication between Battalion H.Q. and Report Centre. His personal example of high courage and determination did much to encourage his men and ensure the maintenance of telephonic communication. (A.F.W.3121.15-4-17.)
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 