Atkins, Alfred Stanley

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Atkins, Alfred Stanley Service Number 5970A Died of illness 27th December 1916 Military Hospital Fargo, England

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

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NAME

ATKINS-Alfred Stanley

SERVICE NO

5970A

UNIT

3rd Btn

RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

24yrs 7½mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Urunga, Bellinger River, NSW

ADDRESS

Urunga, Bellinger River, NSW

OCCUPATION

Labourer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

3 Jan 1916

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

Two years Colonial Forces

NEXT OF KIN PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION 3 Jan 1916 Bellingen, NSW

Brother-Joseph J Atkins – Urunga, Bellinger River, Nth Coast NSW (parents deceased) Height-5’ 9”.Weight -140lbs . Chest 33 extended Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Grey/Blue. Hair-Light Brown. Only right testicle in scrotum Left un-descended. Prominent left chest hardly amounting to deformity. (underdeveloped) ?

RELIGION

C of E

EMBARKED

“Wiltshire”

DISEMBARKED NOTES WOUNDED/ILLNESS

Admitted (ship A18 “Wiltshire”) hospital 23 Aug 1916-VD Mumps- disembarked Fremantle. Re-embarked “Suffolk” to Plymouth Bronco/ Pneumonia

DIED

27 Dec 1916- Bronco-Pneumonia, Military Hospital Fargo England

BURIED

29 Dec 1916-Durrington Cemetery Wiltshire, Gve 138 (Right side Cemetery path). British War Medal-45602, Memorial Plaque -302245.

MEDALS DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS WILL CORRESPONDENCE REMARKS RED CROSS REPORT NEWSPAPER REPORTS

To brother

Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3038428

Abridged records courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3038428

Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3038428

Abridged records courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3038428

Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3038428

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