Arthur Ernest WILKINSON

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WILKINSON, Arthur Ernest

Service Number:	3888
Enlisted:	26 July 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Banyena, Victoria, Australia, 1881
Home Town:	Sydenham, Brimbank, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in action, Belgium, 26 September 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Donald Shire Office Roll of Honour, Watchem State School No 3224 Great War Roll of Honor , Watchem War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

World War 1 Service

26 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3888, 29th Infantry Battalion
19 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 3888, 29th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
19 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 3888, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Private Arthur Wilkinson, who was reported to be of Woomelang, Victoria, was killed in action in Belgium. He was said to be a leading Mallee footballer. He had three other brothers who fought during WW1.

1897 Bombardier Francis Edelbert Wilkinson MM, 11th Field Artillery Brigade, 3890 Lance Corporal John Gustave Wilkinson and 3889 Pte Eric Cyril Wilkinson both 32nd Battalion who enlisted at the same time. All three brothers returned to Australia in 1919.

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