ATKINS  G.

Given Names:  George

               

Service Number:  75

Unit:  28th Battalion                                                                                                        

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  29107

 

Age:  36 Yrs   

Occupation:  Labourer                                                                                                    

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Baptist

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  6¼ In                  

Weight:  154 Lbs

Chest:  37-39 In

Hair:  Dark Brown

Eyes:  Grey

Complexion:  Fresh

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  12/7/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Sarah Elizabeth Atkins

2 Derby Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                           

Embarkation Date:  10/11/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Ascanius A11

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Wyreema                                        

Embarked:  13/4/1919                               

Disembarked:  31/5/1919

Unit:  32nd Battalion                                                                                                                     

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  26/10/1919                     

Place:  Melbourne

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  23449

British War Medal:  25081

Victory Medal:  24947

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1879

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  William ATKINS                          

Mother:  Alice ANGEL

 

MARRIAGE

Year:  1900     

Place:             

Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth DALTON

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 5/8/1963                            

Place: Fitzroy, Victoria                             

Burial:  Kew Cemetery, Victoria

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

 

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

Kew Independent Church

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

 

COMMENTS

 

FURTHER INFORMATION

Kew Rotary