WILKINS, Arthur Edwin
(Service number 49039)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M. Wilkins (mother), Pareora West, Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 25th Reinforcements, G Company | ||
| Date | 26 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | |||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 20 October 1984 | Age | 89 |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
John Waters recalls: "Arty Wilkins was my step-grandfather and I remember him as a kindly soul who never mentioned his wartime experiences. before the war he was employed as a farmer and worked for the Timaru City Council at the refuse dump south of Timaru."
Sources
Cenotaph database (12 December 2014); SCRoll web submission from J Waters, 11 December 2014 & 28 January 2015
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Researched and Written by
Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum)
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