Thomas ATKINS

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Service Number:	994
Enlisted:	8 September 1914, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Derby, England, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Deer Park, Brimbank, Victoria
Schooling:	Council School, England
Occupation:	Printer
Died:	Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 29 April 1915, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial Panel 30, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

8 Sep 1914:	Enlisted Melbourne, Victoria
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 994, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 994, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne

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Son of James and Mary Jane ATKINS, 13 Upper Boundary Road, Derby, England

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