George William Hawking (22 May 1902 – 25 November 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family The son of George Frederick Hawking (1874–1936),Deaths: Hawking, The Argus, (Wednesday, 15 July 1936), p. 1. and Susan Jane Hawking (1870–1923), née Pugh,Deaths: Hawking, The Age, (Thursday, 27 December 1923), p. 1. George William Hawking was born at Rushworth, Victoria on 22 May 1902. His uncle, Tom Hawking, played for South Melbourne in 1904.
He married Irene Annie McCrae in 1925.
Football Recruited from the Rushworth Football Club in the Goulburn Valley Football League, he played four senior games for Carlton in 1927, before returning to Rushworth. He was still playing with Rushworth in September 1938.Prominent Personalities in Country Sporting Clubs: Veteran Retains Form, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 25 September 1937), p. 71; League Preliminary Final, The Shepparton Advertiser, (Friday, 16 September 1938), p. 7.
Military service He enlisted in the Second AIF in July 1940, and served overseas with the 2/5 Australian Infantry Battalion.
Death He died at Edithvale, Victoria on 25 November 1968.Service Record.
Notes
References World War Two Service Record: Corporal George William Hawking (VX34714), National Archives of Australia. World War Two Nominal Roll: Corporal George William Hawking (VX34714), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
External links
George Hawking's profile at Blueseum