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WILKINS, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 730 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Windsor, Berkshire, England, 19 February 1883 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gasfitter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Dardenelles, Gallipoli. Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 3 May 1915, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 34, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Goldfields First Enlistments WWI Roll of Honor, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 730, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement 730, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked 730, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 3 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 730, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 730 awm_unit: 11 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-03 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Trans Australian Railway Line, WA
Son of John and Jane Wilkins of Vine Cottage, Newtown, Windsor, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served with the Oxford Infantry for 12 years
Served a 5 year apprenticeship with E. Bamfield of Windsor, England