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

Ship:               

Embarked:      

Disembarked: 

Unit:  7th Battalion                                                                                                                        

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:                                       

Place: 

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  17928

British War Medal:  3

Victory Medal:  3

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1893

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  William ATKINS                          

Mother:  Alice ANGELL

 

MARRIAGE

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Place:             

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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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Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

 

COMMENTS

 FURTHER INFORMATION

Yes

Kew Rotary