Mr
Harry
"Jim"
Hawker
Born after in Caufield, Victoria, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of Herbert Stanley Hawker MC
and [mother unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
before age 80
in Caufield, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 12 May 2016
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Biography
HARRY HAWKER was born in south Caulfield Victoria and would work for his cousin Bob Chamberlian (Chamberlain Tractors). It was at ABC that he was called "Sunny Jim" and became known as "Jim".
He jointed the RAAF during the war, however, he had eye problems and was not able to fly. Most of the war he spent as ground crew and mechanic.
After the war he helped Bob in the RED-X motor trials as a recovery driver in one of the Chamberlain Tractors covering over twice the distance of the trial course. Harry bout a four wheel drive racing car of Bob and with a few modifications was to race it in up hill trials.
He was able to attented the re-dedication of his Uncles memorial at Moorabbin Airport in 1989
Sources
- David Inglis
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Harry by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Harry:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Harry by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Harry:
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~0.39%
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Hawker-235 and Hawker-236 appear to represent the same person because: duplication by same profiler
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Obituaries Published in Herald Sun on 22/07/2008