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WILKINSON, Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 931 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1914, Enlisted at Wonthaggi, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hollingworth, Manchester, England, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Wonthaggi, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Courtney’s and Steel's Post Cemetery Special Memorial, Grave 57 Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out, Courtney's and Steel's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 931, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Wonthaggi, Victoria | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 931, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 931, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Ann Wilkinson of 28 Hadfield Raod, Hadfield, Manchester, England. Husband of Violet Wilkinson of 193 High Street, West Glossop, England. Father of Elsie Melench Wilkinson
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal