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ATKINSON, Alfred Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 270 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Place of Enlistment, Ballarat, Victoria. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Millbrook, Victoria, Australia, 30 December 1887 |
| Home Town: | Ballan, Moorabool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Petersham, New South Wales, Australia , 21 October 1943, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Anglican Section 16, Grave 339. |
| Memorials: | Bungaree Millbrook Methodist Church & Pride of Wallace Tent I.O.R. Pictorial Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 270, 8th Training Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Ballarat, Victoria. | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 270, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 270, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 28 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 270, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gun Shot Wound to the face, eye and hand. | |
| 31 Oct 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 270, 8th Infantry Battalion, Invalided to Australia. 5th March 1916. |
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