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WINKS, Allan Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 653 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 July 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia , 18 January 1898 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Ipswich Grammar School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in action, Dernancourt, France, 28 March 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Harrisville Memorial Gates, Ipswich Grammar School Great War Honour Roll, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War, Ipswich Western Suburbs War Memorial, Peak Crossing & District Roll of Honour, Peak Crossing & District WW1 Roll of Honour, Peak Crossing Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 653, 3rd Machine Gun Company | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 653, 3rd Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 653, 3rd Machine Gun Company, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 653, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 653 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-03-28 |
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