Gilbert William ATKINSON

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ATKINSON, Gilbert William

Service Number:	2367
Enlisted:	3 April 1916, Perth Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Carlisle, Cumberland, England, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Denmark, Denmark, Western Australia
Schooling:	Castle-Carrock School, England
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 14 June 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Boulogne Eastern Cemetery Plot 1V, Row A, Grave 5 Rev. J.E. Adams officiated, Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Denmark War Memorial

World War 1 Service

3 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Perth Western Australia
20 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2367, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Uganda embarkation_ship_number: A66 public_note: ''
20 Sep 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2367, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Uganda, Fremantle

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Biography

Arrived in Australia aged 28 years

51 Battalion

Rank - Private

15 November 1916 Disembarked at Plymouth UK

9 June 1917 wounded in action - multiple wounds

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of William Atkinson and Jane Tailford Atkinson, of Manor Cottages, Noctorum, Birkenhead, England. Brother of Elizabeth Jane Dale nee Atkinson of Sinnington, Yorkeshire

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