State: Victoria, Australia
Issued on: Departure
Date of presentation: 28/04/1900
Number issued: 1
Gold locket, to:
4th Victorian (Imperial Bushmen's) contingent –
293 Private Mark HAWKER
Presentation made by Mr G. Stayner, in Como House, Mentone, Melbourne.
Subscribed for by members of the Highett Cricket Club, Mentone, Melbourne.
Inscribed: "Presented to Private M. Hawker by the members of the Highett Cricket Club as a token of esteem on his departure with the A.I.R."
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Brighton Southern Cross, 5th May 1900
On Friday week, in Como House, Mentone, Private Mark HAWKER, A.I.R., was presented with a gold locket by Mr G Stayner, subscribed for by the members of the Highett Cricket Club. Mr Stayner eulogised the recipient as a stirling cricketer, and one who would show his mettle on the battlefield. Mr HAWKER briefly responded. The medal bore the inscription "Presented to Private M. Hawker by the members of the Highett Cricket Club as a token of esteem on his departure with the A.I.R."
