| Surname: | Hawes |
| Initials: | R L S |
| Rank: | Private |
| Army Number: | 7690030 |
| Notes: | CMP. Enlisted in to CMP. Info from Army Record:- Born 8/12/12 at Southampton, enlisted 23/9/40 at Southampton, discharged 10/2/54, occupation Carpenter, married Margaret Curtis 3/10/36 at Romsey, Hants, residence "Shanklin" New Road, Romsey, Hants. Served Home 23/9/40 to 18/6/44, British Liberation Army 19/6/44 to 19/10/45, Home 20/10/45 to 13/11/45, Class W (T) Reserve 14/11/45 to 9/2/54, AG Reserve 10/2/54 to 8/12/57. 5/11/40 to 108 Pro Coy, 23/4/42 with 5 AA Div, RA, 30/7/42 to Scottish Command, 23/7/45 to 120 Pro Coy. 21/9/43 to 12/10/43 PT instructors course Shorncliffe. 26/9/48 he was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, France & Germany Star, Defence & War Medals. Address:- "The Cottage" Harefield Mile hill, Romsey, Hants. Info from 1939 Register:- Shanklin, address:- "Shanklin" New Road, Romsey, Hants, Hawes, Ralph L S, male born 8/12/12, joiner & carpenter. Ralph Lewis Sidney Hawes |