Age 46. Lodged at 150 West Canton Street, Boston. Born on 9/23/1896, Change Islands, Newfoundland, Canada. Died of carbon monoxide poisoning (death certificate). Assistant steward, Hotel Statler, Boston (death certificate: "chef, restaurant"). Passing rescue worker. Known as "Harry" (name shown on the final official November 1943 Boston Committee on Public Safety master casualties list). Remains were identified at Northern Mortuary in Boston on the following Tuesday. "Hawkins' identification was made possible by focussing ultra-violet rays on a charred envelope found in his burned clothing. This disclosed his name and address" (The Boston Herald, 12/02/1942). Origin of the scorched communication was revealed in The Evening Republican, Columbus, IN, 12/04/1942: "Private T. H. Murphy of [Camp] Atterbury [in Indiana] had written a letter...which was found on the body of a man whom no one could identify." According to Grove author Paul Benzaquin, the correspondence, "...was hopelessly obscured" (Holocaust!). "Relatives...are being sought in Canada and Newfoundland as the body of the Newfoundland-born man...remains unclaimed" (The Journal, Ottawa, Ont., 12/08/1942). Was the last Grove fire victim held in Hub mortuaries following the disaster. The Boston Post, 12/15/1942: "Medical Examiner Timothy Leary...has succeeded in locating a woman cousin in Belmont [MA], and arrangements are now being made to claim the body." Death certificate informant: Mrs. Jessie H. Oake, of Belmont ("cousin"). Was single. To the U.S. in 1923. Address above (shown on his death certificate and on the final Committee on Public Safety casualties list) was a Roxbury (Boston) area rooming house. Was one of two verified passing rescue workers (non-club occupants) killed in the holocaust (also Stanley Viator, age 25). Late parents Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. and Thirza (Smart) Hawkins, formerly of Newfoundland, Canada. Cremation of his remains at Mount Auburn Crematory, Cambridge, MA. Burial site if any not reported. Middle name George.

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