Alfred Stanley ATKINS

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ATKINS, Alfred Stanley

Service Numbers:	5970A, R5970, 5970
Enlisted:	3 January 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wyong, New South Wales, Australia, June 1891
Home Town:	Urunga, Bellingen, New South Wales
Schooling:	Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Broncho Pneumonia, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Australia, 27 December 1916
Cemetery:	Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Grave 138
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Urunga War Memorial

World War 1 Service

3 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5970A, 3rd Infantry Battalion
10 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, R5970, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
10 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, R5970, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle
27 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 5970, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5970 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-12-27

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK

Died on this date - 27th December.......Private Alfred Stanley Atkins was born at Newry, near Urunga, New South Wales around 1891. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 3rd January, 1916 as a 24 year old Labourer.

Private Atkins disembarked at Plymouth, England on 2nd December, 1916 & was transferred to 3rd Training Battalion at No. 3 Camp Durrington, Wiltshire on 18th December, 1916.

Private Atkins was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire – dangerously ill with Broncho-pneumonia on 23rd December, 1916. He died at 1.10 am on 27th December, 1916 of Broncho-Pneumonia & was buried in Durrington Cemetery where 140 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.

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