William ATKINSON

ATKINSON, William

Service Numbers: 93A, 93
Enlisted: 16 July 1915, Place of Enlistment Brisbane Queensland.
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 8th Machine Gun Company
Born: Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia , September 1890
Home Town: Hughenden, Flinders, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Well Borer
Died: Died of wounds, France, 20 October 1917
Cemetery: Etaples Military Cemetery
XXX F 3, Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

16 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 93A, Place of Enlistment Brisbane Queensland.
9 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 93, 31st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 93, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
15 Mar 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner
18 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade
29 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 8th Machine Gun Company
1 Sep 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Machine Gun Company
16 Nov 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8th Machine Gun Company
26 Jan 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8th Machine Gun Company, GSW to right shoulder.
20 Sep 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8th Machine Gun Company, Polygon Wood, GSW to abdomen.
20 Oct 1917: Involvement Sergeant, 93A, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 93A awm_unit: 8th Infantry Brigade Company Australian Machine Gun Corps awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-20

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