Info: Australian? Allied Unit, Alfred Thomas Roy Hawkins (BEM) - Canteen Manager - HMAS Perth Why was he with this service? Any information would be appreciated. Need assistance on Who/Where/What/How for this man who is on the Australian Commemorative Roll which is for those "Australians" who died in other Allied Services. If proved not to be "Australian" their names will not be removed from the Commemorative Roll however their details will be updated accordingly. I have researched the Air Force members but there are many more Land and Sea deaths in a myriad of different forces. There is not a lot of information on these people that can be accessed easily and I ask your assistance to fill in at least some of the gaps. Hopefully some relatives may see this thread and add more. I will make a different thread for each along the way as they may tend to get lost if clumped together. Commemorative Roll - Alfred Thomas Roy Hawkins Rank: Canteen Manager (Civilian) Unit: HMAS Perth Service: Royal Australian Navy Conflict: 1939-1945 Date of death: 1 March 1942 Place of death: At sea Cemetery or memorial details: Plymouth Naval Memorial, United Kingdom Name HAWKINS, ALFRED THOMAS ROY Service Royal Australian Navy Service Number 12933 Date of Birth 24 Aug 1900 Place of Birth SYDNEY, NSW Date of Enlistment 21 Mar 1921 Locality on Enlistment Unknown Home Port/Port Division SYDNEY, NSW Next of Kin HAWKINS, FLORENCE Date of Death 1 Mar 1942 Rank CANTEEN MANAGER Posting on Death HMAS Perth WW2 Honours and Gallantry British Empire Medal Prisoner of War No Roll of Honour Unknown Honours and Awards - Alfred Thomas Roy Hawkins Service number: Canteen Rank: Commander Unit: HMAS Perth Service: RAN Conflict: Second World War, 1939-1945 Award: British Empire Medal Date of London Gazette: 5 August 1941 Location in London Gazette: Page 4509, position 4 BEM Award http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/records/awm192/awm192-304-0210.pdf
