ATKINS, Alfred John
| Service Number: | 804 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Postal Corps |
| Born: | Taree, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Murwillumbah, Tweed, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop keeper/Postal official |
| Died: | Pneumonia, United Kingdom, 19 March 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom IV I 4 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Murwillumbah War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 804, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 804, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 804, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 19 Mar 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 804, Australian Army Postal Corps, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 804 awm_unit: 41 Battalion Base Post Office Australian Army Postal Corps awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1919-03-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adrian Jones
Son of Samuel and Sarah ATKINS of Terranora, Tweed River, NSW
"Mr. S. Atkins, Dungay, yesterday received word that his son, Private A. J. Atkins, aged 28, died at the Base Hospital, London, on 19th March from pneumonic influenza. The deceased, was in the Uki P.O. for a time, and enlisted three and a half years ago. His death is made particularly sad by reason of the fact that he could have left for home some time ago, but generously gave way to a number of married men who wanted to leave urgently. His unselfishness has now ended in his death." - from the Tweed Daily 03 Apr 1919 (nla.gov.au)
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