ATKINS P.

Given Names:  Percy

Service Number:  2304

Unit:  4th Light Horse Regiment, 16th reinforcements                                                        

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  31 Yrs  3 Mths

Occupation:  Labourer                                                                                                    

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Congregational

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  8¾ In                  

Weight:  121 Lbs

Chest:  31-33 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Grey

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  1/2/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  William Atkins

6 Derrick Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                         

Embarkation Date:  18/4/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Itria A53

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Leicestershire                                  

Embarked:  23/12/1918                             

Disembarked:  22/1/1919

Unit:  Australian Army Ordinance Corps                                                                                         

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  27/9/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  41737

Victory Medal:  41141

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1884

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  William ATKINS                          

Mother:  Alice ANGEL

MARRIAGE

Year:  1937     

Place:             

Spouse: Winifred Anne LOBB

DEATH

Date or Year: 28/4/1947                          

Place: Auburn, Victoria                            

Burial:  Kew Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Suffered malaria and debility

MEMORIALS

Springvale Walls of Remembrance

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

Kew Independent Church

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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Date Enlisted:                                                        

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COMMENTS

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