William Henry WILKINSON

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WILKINSON, William Henry

Service Numbers:	1123, Commissioned
Enlisted:	28 January 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	37th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Tatlia, New South Wales, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Drouin, Baw Baw, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grocer's Assistant - H Pease & Sons, Drouin
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 30 September 1918
Cemetery:	Unicorn Cemetery, Vendhuile Plot I, Row H, Grave 13
Memorials:	Drouin Methodist Church Honor Roll

World War 1 Service

28 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1123, 37th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
3 Jun 1916:	Involvement Corporal, 1123, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
3 Jun 1916:	Embarked Corporal, 1123, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne
30 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned, 37th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 37th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-09-30

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Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

Son of William and Sarah Elizabeth WILKINSON, of Cora-Lyml, Garfield, Victoria, Australia.

"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"

WILKINSON.- In loving memory of our dear son, Lieut. W. H. Wilkinson, 37th Battalion, who was killed in action 30th September, 1918.
Somewhere in France he is lying,
Killed by a passing shell,
Was buried by his comrades,
Who knew and loved him well.
—(Inserted by his loving parents, sisters, brothers, and grandmother, Cora Lynn, late Drouin.)

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