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Ernest Samuel ATKIN

Regimental number2283
Place of birthSmeaton, Victoria
ReligionFreethinker
OccupationProspector
AddressKalgoorlie, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation37
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Atkin, 'Red Streak,' North Creswick, Victoria
Enlistment date20 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll31 May 1916
Unit name43rd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/60/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 30 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll43rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 December 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death27 August 1957
Place of burialKalgoorlie Cemetery

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