William WILKIE

WILKIE, William

Service Numbers: 2466, 2466A
Enlisted: 2 August 1915, Enlisted at Fremantle, Western Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born: Mackay, Queensland, 1874
Home Town: Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 15 June 1918
Cemetery: Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension
Plot 2, Row D, Grave 83, Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial
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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

4 February 1916 - To hospital at Heliopolis with Influenza

7 march 1916 - Taken on strength 16 Battalion

1 June 1916 - Embarked to join BEF at Alexandria

9 June 1916 - Deismebarked at Marseilles

12 September 1916 - To hospital with Cellulitis

24 September 1916 - Rejoined unit

11 June 1918 - Alloted A after service number making it 2466A

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal