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Norman William WILKES

Place of birthFootscray Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDentist
Address554 George Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinMother, Mrs. L. Wilkes, Kurraba House, Kurraba Road, Neutral Bay, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date9 July 1915
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name2nd Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialMenin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 13), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
35
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Benjamin and Louisa WILKES
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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