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ATKINSON, William Chris
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 706 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Newcastle New South Wales, Australia, December 1897 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Rivet heater |
| Died: | 2 February 1955, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Wickham "Citizens of Wickham" Volunteers Honour Roll, Wickham Public School Great War Honour Roll, Wickham St James' Anglican Church Honour Roll |
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World War 1 Service
| 22 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 706, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 706, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 706, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Machine Gun Company | |
| 7 Dec 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 706, 9th Machine Gun Company, Shell shock | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 706, 9th Machine Gun Company, 1st Passchendaele, SW to left shoulder | |
| 26 Jun 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 706, 9th Machine Gun Company |
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