LEST WE FORGET
Sergeant Robert Alfred HAWKINS
Service No: 46328
Born: East Perth WA, 16 May 1908
Enlisted in the RAAF: 29 January 1942
Unit: RAAF Station Darwin NT (at discharge)
Discharged: 10 December 1945
Died: Perth (South Como) WA, 11 August 1947, Aged 39 Years
Buried: Karrakatta General Cemetery, WA
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Charles and Marion May Hawkins; husband of Rita May Hawkins, of Victoria Park.
Remembered: Cenotaph Undercroft, State War Memorial, Kings Park WA
Having died outside the specified period (3 September 1939 to 30 June 1947), Sergeant Hawkins does not meet an eligibility criterion for inclusion on the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour for World War II.
References:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board (Perth) On-Line Records
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 46328