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ATKINSON, William
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 93A, 93 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
16 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 93A, Place of Enlistment Brisbane Queensland. | |
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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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