Hawke Battalion, British

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Hawke Battalion, British
Years active:	unknown – unknown
Country:	United Kingdom
Service:	Royal Navy (British)
Branch:	Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Type:	Infantry
Specific type:	Infantry battalion
Full size:	1000
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Name1:	2nd (Hawke) Battalion, Royal Naval Division
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Name2:	Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Parent unit:	189th Infantry Brigade, UK
Parent level:	Brigade
Start date:	01/05/1916
End date:	31/05/1919
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	France, Belgium and Germany
Date entered:	01/05/1916
Date left:	31/05/1919
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Personal narratives

Arthur Hawes

Arthur James Godball Hawes wrote a short diary of his experiences at the defence of Antwerp in October 1914. The diary has been published at The Diary of Arthur L. Linfoot blog. The diary is dated November 1914 and was written while Arthur was interned in the Netherlands. His official service record confirms that he joined Hawke Battalion on 22 August 1914.

Related media

• photos and biography of Arthur Hawes

Official sources

Unit war diaries

• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/3114/2 (01/05/1916–31/05/1919)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): ADM 137/ (01/05/1916–31/05/1919)

References

This page contains data imported from the UK National Archives Discovery catalogue, licensed under Open Government Licence v2.0.