Alfred (Puff ) WILKINS

WILKINS, Alfred

    Service Number: 1259
    Enlisted: 7 February 1916, 22 September 1916 - Marched into 14th Tng Bn from 9th Tng En (36thBn) (States 55th Btn)
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 55/53 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF
    Born: Reading, Berkshire, England, 21 October 1899
    Home Town: Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Farm hand
    Died: Dementia , Blakehurst, New South Wales, Australia, 31 December 1977, aged 78 years
    Cemetery: Port Macquarie General Cemetery
    Anglican
    Memorials: Port Macquarie Cenotaph
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    World War 1 Service

    7 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1259, 36th Infantry Battalion, 22 September 1916 - Marched into 14th Tng Bn from 9th Tng En (36thBn) (States 55th Btn)
    13 May 1916: Embarked Private, 1259, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
    13 May 1916: Involvement Private, 1259, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
    22 Sep 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion, 10 March 1919 53rd and 55th Battalions merged.
    20 Dec 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1259, Polygon Wood
    15 Apr 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1259, Polygon Wood, R. Heel
    23 Apr 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion - Militia, Taken on strength of 55th BTN from Rfts to 55th. Btn ex 5th. A.D.B
    26 Sep 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1259, 55th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, Wounded in action
    4 Mar 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion, Alfred was marched out of A.I.B.D to 5th Aust Div (Under Age). 7th March 1918 - he was attached for duty with 5th D.H.Q from 55th Inf. BTN.
    20 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1259, 55/53 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF

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