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Arthur Charles ATKINS

Regimental number50
Date of birth23 June 1883
Place of birthCollingwood, Victoria
Other NamesATKINS, Charles Arthur
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 10"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinBrother, J Harvey Atkins, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 October 1914
Place of enlistmentHelena Vale, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Regimental number from Nominal Roll50
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 October 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Emily ATKINS; Wife: Annie ATKINS
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Admitted to Military Hospital, Malta, 1 April 1915 (gonorrhoea); discharged to duty, 4 July 1915: total period of treatment for venereal disease, 96 days.

Embarked Malta for Alexandria, 12 July 1915; embarked Alexandria to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 12 July 1915; admitted to 4th Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, 28 August 1915 (gastric enteritis); transferred to 25th Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 9 September 1915; discharged to camp, 18 September 1915; admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, 4 October 1915 (diarrhoea); transferred to No 3 General Hospital, Mudros Harbour, 5 October 1915; to Casualty Clearing Station, 9 October 1915; to Base, 16 October 1915 (rheumatism); admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, England, 5 December 1915.

Found guilty, 4 February 1916, of being absent without leave from midnight, 17 January, to 4 February 1916: awarded 14 days' confined to barracks; forfeited a total of 18 days pay.

Treated for venereal disease whilst in England from 6 February 1916 to 28 February 1916.

Transferred to Perham Downs, 28 June 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 22 September 1916; marched into 4th Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 24 September 1916.

Proceeded to join 16th Division, 1 October 1916; rejoined unit, 4 October 1916.

Found guilty, 26 July 1916, of overstaying leave from reveille 12 July, until tattoo, 24 July 1916: awarded 168 hours detention; forfeited a total of 20 days' pay.

Found guilty, 5 September 1916, of refusing to obey an order given by a Non Commissioned Officerm 2 September 1916: awarded 96 hours detention; forfeited a total of 4 days' pay.

Admitted to 1st Australian Division Hospital, Bulford, while on leave in United Kingdom, 4 September 1917 (venereal disease); discharged, 26 October 1917: total period of treatment for venereal disease, 53 days.

Marched out to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 6 November 1917; marched into Overseas Training Brigade, Deverill, 14 November 1917; proceeded overseas to France, 19 December 1917; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Havre, 22 December 1917; rejoined unit, 24 December 1917.

Proceeded on leave, 18 February 1918; rejoined unit, 28 February 1918.

Transferred to 4th Machine Gun Battalion, 19 May 1918.

Proceeded on leave to Australia, 23 September 1918; commenced return to Australia from Cairo on board HT 'Port Sydney', 24 October 1918; disembarked Perth, 25 November 1918; discharged, 31 January 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death16 May 1941
Age at death57
Place of burialPreston Cemetery, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, ATKINS Arthur Charles

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