ATKINS S.J.
Given Names: Stanley James
Service Number: 26/26A
Unit: 1st Australian Division, HQ
Rank: Private
Paybook Number: 39751
Age: 21 Yrs 1 Mth
Occupation: Driver
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 6¾ In
Weight: 138 Lbs
Chest: 32-34½ In
Hair: Fair
Eyes: Brown
Complexion: Fair
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 17/8/1914
Place: Shepparton
Next of Kin: FATHER William Atkins
6 Derrick Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 24/10/1914
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Orvieto A3
END OF WAR
Status: Killed in action
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Unit: 7th Battalion
Rank: Private
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 17928
British War Medal: 3
Victory Medal: 3
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BIRTH
Date or Year: 1893
Place: Kew, Victoria
Father: William ATKINS
Mother: Alice ANGELL
MARRIAGE
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DEATH
Date or Year: 9/8/1918
Place: Rosieres, France
Burial: No known grave,
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action June 1918; gassed
Died from wounds being hit by a bullet in the stomach
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Kew State School
Kew Independent Church
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque No. 351382
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION
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