WILKINS, Harold
| Service Number: | 6605 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Marys, Tasmania, Australia, 29 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | St Marys , Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 23 December 1966, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6605, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6605, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6605, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Harold was the son of Frederick William and Lucy Wilkins, of Chain of Lagoons, Tasmania. His brother, Robert Wilkins had died in France on 1 November 1917.
Harold was severely wounded at the Battle of Menin Road on 20 September 1917. Shot in the thigh, he was evacuated to England and only returned to the Western Front during August 1918.
Soon after he won the Military Medal for bravery when 'During operations east of Proyart, on 23rd/26th August, 1918, Private Wilkins displayed great bravery. When the enemy counter-attacked down a communication trench he rushed in at once and with great energy and recklessness threw German stick grenades beating the enemy back yard by yard until he was almost exhausted. He was the spirit of the defending party.'
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