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Anthony Oswald Ansthruther WILKINSON

Regimental number156
Date of birth2 July 1887
Place of birthBury St Edmunds, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressNeedluip, near Ongerup, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 7"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinC.W. Wilkinson, Needluip, near Ongerup, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in the Canadian Active Militia.
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Place of enlistmentBlackboy Hill, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameDivisional Signal Company 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number22/11/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A10 Karroo on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Division Headquarters
FateReturned to Australia 31 October 1915
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name Anthony Oswald
Family/military connectionsBrother: 41 Pte Clarence William Anstruther WILKINSON, 16th Bn, died of wounds, 5 May 1915.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, 26 June 1915 (influenza); rejoined unit from hospital, 3 July 1915.

Admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 5 August 1915 (sprained ankle); transferred to Egypt, and admitted to hospital, Mustapha, 12 August 1915; transferred to 3rd Australian Convalescent Depot, Cairo, 6 September 1915 (enteritis and debility).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Aeneas', 31 October 1915' discharged, Perth, 31 December 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, WILKINSON Anthony Oswald Ansthruther

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