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ADKINS, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5658 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 March 1916, Perth Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Buckinghamshire, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 June 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), West Subiaco Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Perth Western Australia | |
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| 18 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5658, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5658, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Seang Bee, Fremantle | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières |
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16 Battalion
Rank - Private
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Mabel Louisa Adkins, of 169, Lake St., Perth, Western Australia. Adopted daughter, Jackson Jessie May Bannister