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Edward Burnell WILKINS

Regimental number979
Place of birthPorthcawl Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBricklayer
Address146 Goderich Street, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Henry Wilkins, Ivy Dean, Porthcawl, Glamorgan, South Wales
Enlistment date30 December 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 June 1917
Place of burialKandahar Farm Cemetery, Neuve-Eglise, Belgium
Commemoration detailsSpecial Memorial I. B. on right of entrance, Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Neuve-Eglise, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
139
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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