PERKINS, Reginald Trevor
| Service Numbers: | 202, N390293 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Richmond, Tasmania, Australia, 22 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Glen Innes, Glen Innes Severn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | New England Grammar School Glen Innes |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia , 13 June 1978, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
St John's Anglican Church - Gordon New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Glen Innes & District Soldiers Memorial, Glen Innes New England Grammar School Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 202, 1st Field Ambulance, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 202, 1st Field Ambulance, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 202, 1st Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N390293, 1st (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Paddington, NSW | |
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| 10 Mar 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N390293, 1st (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
REGINALD TREVOR PERKINS, born on 22nd November, 1894, at Richmond, Tasmania, is the son of Mr. Thomas Hedley Perkins, and Mrs. Emily Perkins. He was educated at the New England Grammar School, Glen Innes, New South Wales, and joined the Bank’s service a t the Head Office in January, 1913.
Reginald Trevor Perkins enlisted on 22nd August, 1914, and served for four and a half years as stretcher-bearer in the 1 st Australian Field Ambulance. He was in action in Egypt from December, 1914, to the end of March, 1915, and was a member of the force that landed on Gallipoli on 25th April, 1915. He remained on the Peninsula until 10 th September, when he removed to Lemnos, and was there until the end of the year. In the early part of 1916 he was engaged in the Suez Canal zone, and landed in France on 28th March, where he remained until 25th September, 1918.
He was promoted to lance-corporal in February, 1916; to corporal on 5th August; and to sergeant on 10th March, 1917. In December, 1917, he was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field, the notice of the award appearing in the Commonwealth “Gazette” of 2nd May, 1918.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
Military Medal
'For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. During the offensive east of YPRES on 4th October, 1917 and the following days, when in charge of a Bearer subdivision, his utter disregard of personal danger in the execution of his duty of organising his bearers, was a fine example to his men. He repeatedly went backwards and forwards through the enemy barrage, re-organising squads depleted by casualties, and directing and guidng others to Regimental Aid Posts when they were wounded for evacuation.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31
Date: 7 March 1918
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