Regimental number | 2752 |
Place of birth | Bowraville New South Wales |
Religion | Church of Christ |
Occupation | Teamster |
Address | Bowraville, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Frederick Wilkes, Bowraville, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 53rd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/70/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Somer Farm Cemetery, Wytschaete, Belgium |
Commemoration details | Special Memorial No. 4, Somer Farm Cemetery, Wytschaete, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 158 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Frederick and Mary Jane WILKES |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2785 Pte Walter Thomas WILKES, 53rd Bn, returned to Australia, 17 March 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |