William James WILKIE MM & Bar

WILKIE, William James

Service Number: 2669
Enlisted: 25 September 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 41st Infantry Battalion
Born: Gympie,Queensland, 13 January 1895
Home Town: Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Brisbane, Queensland, 28 July 1949, aged 54 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld
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World War 1 Service

25 Sep 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, 2669, 41st Infantry Battalion
17 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 2669, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
17 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 2669, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
12 Jul 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2669, 41st Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines
12 Aug 1918: Honoured Military Medal and bar, Broodseinde Ridge, Recommended Bar To MM but not awarded like so many other late war recommendations
14 Dec 1918: Discharged AIF WW1

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