Neville Dacre WILKINSON

WILKINSON, Neville Dacre

    Service Number: 2916
    Enlisted: 10 November 1916, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 33rd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Dubbo, New South Wales, 1897
    Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Bank Official
    Died: Killed in Action, France, 30 March 1918
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    No known grave. Commemorated in the Holy Trinity Church, Dubbo, NSW with a plaque erected by the Western Travellers NSW, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dubbo Holy Trinity Anglican Church Private Neville Dacre Wilkinson Memorial Plaque, Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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    World War 1 Service

    10 Nov 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2916, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    25 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 2916, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
    25 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 2916, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
    7 Jun 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2916, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Shell shock

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of John Dacre Wilkinson and Lydia Rebecca Wilkinson of George Street, Sydney, NSW

    At one stage he held the rank of Acting Sergeant but due to his behavior he was reverted down through the ranks to Private

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

    At the time of enlistment Neville was employed by the Head Office of Australian Bank of Commerce, Sydney, NSW

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