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WILKIN, Harold John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1269 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 July 1915, An original of D Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Allandale, Victoria, Australia, February 1893 |
| Home Town: | Canterbury, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1269, 29th Infantry Battalion, An original of D Company | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1269, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1269, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Harold John Wilkin 29th Battalion was captured at Fromelles, age 23, on the 19 July 1916. His twin brother Ernest Frank Wilkin also of the 29th Battalion was killed in action on the same day. His remains were missing until 2008 when they were identified and reburied in the Pheasant Wood Cemetery at Fromelles.
Harold was eventually released from captivity and returned to Dover England 2 December 1918. He returned to Australia in March 1919.
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