Hawkes, Waverley Reginald

Regimental Number: 782376
Rank: Private
Branch: 49th Battalion

Waverley was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan on February 13, 1895. He enlisted in the Canadian Army in April of 1916. A note in Waverley’s medical records dated April 29, 1917 indicates that he suffered from trench foot while stationed at Vimy Ridge. In October of 1918, Waverley received gunshot wounds to his right thigh. He filed on NE 8-73-12-W6 in 1928. At the time of Waverley’s death on February 26, 1967, he and his wife Margaret were living in Calgary.

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