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Menzie Merlyn WILKINS

Regimental number6851
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
Other NamesWilkins, Menzies Merlin
ReligionMethodist
OccupationEngine cleaner
AddressWest Adelaide, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 7.5"
Weight135 lbs
Next of kinMother
Previous military serviceYes Territorial forces. 3 1/2 years. Sen cadets.
Enlistment date4 October 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 7 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 March 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Merlyn spelt Mervyn
Date of death26 April 1920
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialWest Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
61
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, South Australia. Parents: Frederick Ernest and Annie Maud WILKINS
Discharge date23 November 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kanowna', 15 April 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 20 May 1918, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged (wounded), Adelaide, 23 November 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
SourcesNAA: B2455, WILKINS Menzie Merlyn

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