Regimental number | 6154 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Nowra, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Merrenburn Avenue, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 9.75" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Ann Louise Wilkins, Ashermar Merrenburn Avenue, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 4 months at Victoria Barracks, Sydney; discharged as 'services no longer required'; rejected for enlistment as medically unfit. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Andrew Richardson |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Berrima', 31 October 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 30 December 1917, for onward travel overland to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, left hand), 5 March 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Miscellaneous details | Second given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Le Coef. See 16550 Maxwell WILKINS for second period of service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 58 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WILKINS Maxwell Le Cocq |