John ADKIN

ADKIN, John

Service Number: 480
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 20th Infantry Battalion
Born: Shepshed, Leicestershire., 1889
Home Town: Murrurundi, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Died of wounds, France, 16 April 1916
Cemetery: Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension
Grave I. J. 13. INSCRIPTION IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR JOHN HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE, Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension, Erquinghem-Lys, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

25 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 480, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 480, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

Births Mar 1889 Adkin John Loughbro' 7a 143

He was 27 and the son of George and Sarah Adkin, of Blind Lane, Breaston, Derbyshire, England.