Regimental number | 41 |
Place of birth | Hintlesham, Suffolk, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 6.25" |
Weight | 151 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, A S A Wilkinson, Hintlesham Rectory, Ipswich, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, E Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | At sea |
Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 57), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 81 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Hintlesham War Memorial. Parents: The Rev. Anthony Anstruther and Harriett Susan WILKINSON, 8 Parkington Terrace, Barmouth, North Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 156 Pte Anthony Oswald Ansthruther WILKINSON, 1st Division Headquarters, returned to Australia, 31 October 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Wounded in action, 2 May 1915 (punctured chest wound). Died of wounds, 5 May 1915, on board HT 'Dongala'; buried at sea. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Next of kin address incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Hinkelsham, Ipswich, England.. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WILKINSON Clarence William Anstruther |