Basic Details Surname Hawes Forenames Harold Austin Edward Gender Male Information stated on memorial War First World War (1914-1918) Served or died Died Service number 49293 Notes The Roll lists his address as 91 Princes Street. (N.B. The Roll is known to include numerous errors, including: misspelt names and inaccurate date/place of death, service number/ rank/ military unit etc; several casualties were mistakenly listed on it twice [i.e. under their true name and also the alias under which they served]; several other men were listed on it due to the mistaken belief they had died, whereas they had actually survived). Primary Service As stated on memorial Unit (Primary - Stated) R. E. Sub-unit (Primary - Stated) Not stated Rank / Title (Primary - Stated) Spr Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) British Army Unit (Primary - Our reference) Royal Engineers Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Sapper Death and Burial details Country of death Not stated on memorial Town of death Not stated on memorial Country of burial Belgium Town of burial Herzele (near Aalst) Cemetery Not stated on memorial Year of death 1918 Month of death December Day of death 7 Manner of death as stated "Killed in railway accident 7th Dec. 1918, and buried at Helzele, near Alost, France [sic]" Manner of death reference Other