Swift and Sure, From Boy Soldier to Officer

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1914 Star and Bar to Gordon Egmont Hake, (aka Egmond Gordon) L/Cpl 1st Bn Northumberland Fusiliers, Commissioned Y” Army corps signals Company and Wireless Intelligence Egypt

Born 11 May 1884 Brentford, Middlesex, England
Prep school from the age of six in Fulham
1901 went to school at King Edward VI Grammar school

His father Alfred Egmont Hake, author was a friend of General Gordon and edited his Khartoum diary he named his son “Gordon” after the General.

Joined the army in 30 March 1903 2nd Bn Northumberland Fusiliers (Mounted Infantry) at the age of 17, as “G E Hake” 
Private (1st Class Signaler) 
1907 Desertion/Absent (26 May 1907) arrested by Civil police, returned to regiment, tried by District Court Marshal, convicted of Desertion, 113 days detention, same day charges dismissed return to duty??

Transferred to the reserve 8 August 1911 
From leaving the army in 1911 he worked for Marconi International Marine, Marconi House the Strand as a wireless inspecting engineer.

Re-joined on the out-break of war 1st Bn Northumberland Fusiliers as L/Cpl signaler, during the retreat from Mons he was wounded (Gun Shot Wound) and  presumed missing, on line of march (9th September 1914). Most likely during the crossing of the Marne at Nanteuil-sur-Marne, but made it back to his regiment

Returning to the UK due to his wounds he transferred as a Private Royal Engineers (signals) on the  23 January 1915, serving at the Wireless Training Centre, St Martins Gate, Norfolk. He was Commissioned into the Royal Engineers (Signals) on the 33 August 1915 commanding Devizes (Hampshire) wireless station.
Returned to France serving with the 22nd Corps Signals and “Y” Army corps signals Company RE, (Interception of enemy signals) In October 1917 he went on to serve with "Wireless Intelligence" in Egypt. he left the Army in 1920

Address “The Leyland’s” Wells, Norfolk

Wife Joanna married Tynemouth, 9 January 1915
Mother P Hake 
Died 1930 aged 46

Re EGMONT GORDON HAKE, Deceased. Pursuant to the Trustee Act, 1925. A LL persons having claims against the estate of Egmont Gordon Hake, late of 10, Oxford-terrace, Hyde Park, in the county of London, who died on the 27th day of June, 1930, intestate, and letters of administration to whose estate were granted by the Principal Probate Registry on the 14th day of July, 1930, to Joanna Hake, of 10, Oxford-terrace, Hyde Park aforesaid, are required to send particulars thereof, in writing, to the undersigned, on or before the 18th day of September next, after which date the administrator will proceed to distribute the assets, having regard only to the claims of which she shall then have had notice.—Dated this 15th day of July, 1930.