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PERKINS, Edward Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 256 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 April 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne Rank of Chief Petty Office |
| Last Rank: | Chief Petty Officer |
| Last Unit: | 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train |
| Born: | Newport, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Essendon, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Essendon State School No 483, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farrier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Kangaroo Beach, Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Hill 10 Cemetery, Türkiye (including Gallipoli) Special memorial 47 Rev. D.A. Jaquit officiated Headstone inscription reads: To memory ever dear |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Essendon State School No 483 Roll of Honor, South Essendon Methodist Church HR |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Apr 1915: | Enlisted Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), 256, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, Enlisted at Melbourne Rank of Chief Petty Office | |
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| 4 Jun 1915: | Involvement 256, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Jun 1915: | Embarked 256, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne | |
| 6 Sep 1915: | Involvement Chief Petty Officer, 256, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 256 awm_unit: Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train awm_rank: Chief Petty Officer awm_died_date: 1915-09-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Phillip Henry and E Perkins of Essendon, Vic.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served a 5 year Blacksmith/Farrier apprenticeship with R.J. Laughlin of Melbourne
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