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PERKINS, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6083 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 August 1916, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Prospect, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Wingello, Wingecarribee, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Wall of Remembrance (Southern Villages Memorial) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6083, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW | |
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| 3 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6083, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6083, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 4 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 6083, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6083 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-04 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Mary Ann Perkins; brother of John (Jack) Perkins of Moss Vale NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal