William John PERKINS

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Service Number:	966
Enlisted:	18 August 1914, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Chippenvale, New South Wales, Australia, 1887
Home Town:	Enfield (NSW), Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Redfern Public School,New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 June 1915
Cemetery:	Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 1, Row K, Grave 4
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Breakfast Point War Memorial, Strathfield WWI Honour Roll

18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 966, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 966, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 966, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

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Son of William Brinley Perkins and Anne Elizabeth Perkins of 8 Queen Street, Enfield, NSW formerly of Liverpool Road, South Strathfield, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal