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VOKINS, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6347 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 April 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Hampshire, England, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Guildford Cemetery, Western Australia Anglican, Row D, Grave 0253 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6347, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 13 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6347, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6347, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6347, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Wound to the back | |
| 18 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6347, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Second occasion. Shell wound to the right thigh. Invalided to England on September 1918 | |
| 3 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6347, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Wellington Street, Perth, WA.
Son of Thomas Henry Vokins and Martha Vokins nee Orchard of Horpsden, Henly on Thames, Oxford, England.
Commenced return to Australia on 9 December 1918 aboard HT Leicestershire disembarking on 15 January 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal