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Alfred John ATKINS

Regimental number804
Place of birthTaree, Manning River, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShop keeper
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Samuel Atkins, Murwillumbah, New South Wales
Enlistment date2 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Postal Corps
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied in Military Hospital, Endell Street, London.
FateDied of disease 19 March 1919
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialBrookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row I, Grave 4), Surrey, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
133
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Samuel and Sarah ATKINS, Terranora, Tweed River, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsCousin Henry Atkins died at Dungog.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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