| Regimental number | 295 |
| Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
| Other Names | Thomas Gerismo |
| School | Urquhart Street State School, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Other training | Ballarat School of Mines, Victoria |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | 311 Windermere Street, South Ballarat, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, James Wilkins, 311 Windermere Street, South Ballarat, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years in School Cadets; 3 years in Senior Cadets. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Ballarat, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | 8th Battalion, C Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Company Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Ration Farm Military Cemetery (Plot VII, Row C, Grave No. 2), La Chapelle d'Armentieres, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Florence WILKINS |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 April 1915. Appointed Lance Corporal, Anzac, 26 November 1915; Temporary Corporal, 8 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to 60th Bn, 24 February 1916, and taken on strength, Tel el Kebir. Promoted Sergeant, Ferry Post, 25 March 1916; Company Quarter Master Sergeant, 13 May 1916.`Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 2950108: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Statement, 3329 Pte E. JUDD, B Company, 60th Bn, 28 February 1917: 'I saw his dead body lying out in No Man's Land on 19th. July after the charge when we were stretcher-bearing. The body was buried by a burying party that night.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, WILKINS Thomas
Red Cross File No 2950108 |
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