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William Lowden PILKINGTON

Regimental number2433
Place of birthCobden Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBootmaker
AddressCobden, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Pilkington, Cobden, Victoria
Enlistment date27 April 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 16 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death28 December 1968

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