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Herbert John PERKINS

Regimental number718
Place of birthBrunswick, Victoria
SchoolMalmsbury State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter's improver
AddressSt Neots, Domain Road, South Yarra, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinJohn Perkins, St Neots, Domain Road, South Yarra, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date19 January 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Anzac Battalion, Imperial Camel Brigade
FateKilled in Action 19 April 1917
Place of death or woundingGaza, Palestine
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialGaza War Cemetery (Plot XIX, Row B, Grave No. 5), Palestine
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
10
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Matilda PERKINS, 98 Cecil Street, South Melbourne
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine

Proceeded from Egypt to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli.

Joined Infantry Base Depot, Salonika, Greece, 20 December 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria from Mudros, 29 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation).

Transferred to Camel Corps, 1 February 1916.

Appointed Temporary Lance Corporal, 24 February 1916.

Found guilty, 3 April 1916, of being absent without leave from 10 pm, 1 April, to 6 am, 3 April 1916: deprived of Lance Corporal stripe, and forfeited 3 days' pay.

Taken on strength, No 4 Company, Imperial Camel Corps, 11 November 1916.

Appointed Sergeant, 18 December 1916.

Killed in action, Gaza, 19 April 1917.!Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, PERKINS Herbert John

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