Background
Hawkins was born in Newfoundland, Canada in 1911 and educated at University Memorial College in Street John"s and Durham University.
Hawkins was born in Newfoundland, Canada in 1911 and educated at University Memorial College in Street John"s and Durham University.
University of Durham.
He was ordained in 1936. His first post was a curacy at Street Anne’s Brislington, after which he was rector of Morawa and then of Wembley-Floreat Park. From 1943 he was a wartime chaplain in the Royal Australian Air Force then Rector of Street Hilda’s North Perth.
In 1957 he became Archdeacon of Perth and Bishop of Bunbury, posts he held for 20 years.
He died in July 1987.