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ADKINS, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5791 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 April 1916, Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | West Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Perth Boys School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Locomotive fireman |
| Died: | Died of wounds - cerebral abscess, resulting from severe head wound, United Kingdom, 5 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Harefield (St. Mary) Churchyard Australian Section. 36 Chaplain J.V.F. Gregg-MacGregor officiated, Harefield (St Mary) Churchyard, Harefield, Hillingdon, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, West Leederville War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5791, 28th Infantry Battalion, Perth, WA | |
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| 13 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5791, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5791, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles and Margaret Adkins, of 170, Carr St., Leederville, Western Australia28 Battalion
Wounded (head and left arm) at Bullecourt, France
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