Regimental number | 3133 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Landsdowne, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Wilkes, Manning River, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3888 James Harold Percival WILKES, |
Other details |
War service: put age up by 2 years to enlist. Joined 9th Bn, Tel el Kebir, Egypt, 7 January 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 27 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 3 April 1916. Wounded in action, 20 September 1917 (shell wound, scalp); admitted to 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, 21 September 1917; rejoined Bn, 23 November 1917. Wounded in action, 23 September 1918 (gun shot wound, left thigh); transferred to England, 27 September 1918; admitted to Sutton Veny Military Hospital, Wiltshire, 24 October 1918. Discharged from hospital, 11 November 1918, and granted furlough to 25 November 1918, to report to No. 4 Command Depot. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Orontes', 20 December 1918; disembarked Sydney, 1 February 1919; discharged, 19 May 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 85 |
Place of burial | Gloucester Cemetery, New South Wales |