WILKINSON, Cyril Pendlebury
| Service Number: | 2374 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Jamestown, South Australia, Australia, 13 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Unley, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | State School, Jamiestown, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Store Keeper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Grass Green Dressing station, Fleurs, France, 20 February 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers, France Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 4 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jamestown Methodist Church WW1 Roll of Honor, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2374, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2374, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2374, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide |
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From François Berthout
Today it is with deep respect that I come to pay tribute to Private number 2374 Cyril Pendlebury Wilkinson to commemorate the day of his death.🌺🇦🇺
Cyril Pendlebury Wilkinson was born in 1891 in Jamestown, South Australia and he was the son of James and Mercy Wilkinson and lived at 64 Frederick Street, Unley and before the war, Cyril worked as a storekeeper.
Enlisted in the AIF on February 15, 1916 at the age of 24, he embarked with his unit on August 28, 1916 from Adelaide, South Australia on board HMAT A68 Anchises.
Disembarked at Plymouth, England, October 11, 1916, Cyril received his training at Codford. On January 28, 1916 he embarked with his unit aboard the Princess Clementine at Folkestone and he arrived in Etaples, France on January 29, 1916 and was directed to the Somme front.
In the Somme, Cyril fought in the 48th Australian infantry battalion, 5th reinforcement.On february 20, 1917 at 8pm at Flers, Somme, while in a trench, during an artillery bombardment, Cyril was seriously wounded by a shrapnel in the neck and he died of his wounds four hours later , he was 25.
Today, Cyril Pendlebury Wilkinson rests in peace with his comrades at the AIF Burial Ground at Flers, Somme.
Thank you Cyril, today we remember you with respect and gratitude, we will never forget who you were and all that you did, you gave your life for us, to allow us to have a better life , I feel great respect and great and deep admiration for what you and all men of your generation have done for us and it is an honor to be here for you today.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,we will remember him,we will remember them,now and forever.🌺
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