Thomas Cochrane WILKINSON MSM

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WILKINSON, Thomas Cochrane

Service Number:	2029
Enlisted:	29 June 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Company Sergeant Major
Last Unit:	Australian Provost Corps
Born:	Weymouth, England, March 1885
Home Town:	Longueville, Lane Cove, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Asylum attendent
Died:	Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, 2 March 1970
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Gladesville Hospital WWI Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

29 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Liverpool, New South Wales
9 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2029, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
9 Aug 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2029, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
27 Jan 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant Major, 2029, Australian Provost Corps
8 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 2029, Australian Provost Corps

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Biography

"2029 Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Thomas Cochrane Wilkinson MSM, Australian Provost Corps. A hospital attendant prior to enlisting on 7 July 1915, WO2 Wilkinson embarked for overseas service aboard HMAT Runic (A54) on 9 August 1915. He was awarded the Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM) in January 1918. WO2 Wilkinson returned to Australia in July 1919." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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