Regimental number | 2830 |
Place of birth | Bacchus Marsh, Victoria |
School | Langwarry South State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Drouin, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 194 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, Robert Wilkinson, Drouin, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served 'about 18 months' in the 15th Light Horse Regiment; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Ann Brown WILKINSON. Native of Bacchus Marsh, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 57th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presumed Buried in No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WILKINSON William Bruce |