ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

ATKINS, Edwin Robert

Full Name: Edwin Robert ATKINS
Date of Birth: 10-1878
Place of birth: Bunbury, Australia
Occupation: Lumper
Address: Stevens Street Bunbury

Height: 171 cm
Weight: 68 kg

Next of Kin: Father-William Alexander Atkins Mother- Harriet Elizabeth Atkins
Next of Kin Address: Stevens and Spencer Street Bunbury
Religion: Roman Catholic

5/10/1915-Joined M.E.F Zietoun
12/10/1915-Admitted to No. 1 Stationary Hospital Lemnos
25/10/1915-Transferred to 16th Stationary Hospital
17/11/1915- Joined Unit
26/11/1915-To advance Base- Mudros
29/12/1915-rejoined Unit
10/01/1916-Embarked Alexandria
21/03/1916-disembarked Marseilles to In Field France
5/11/1916- Killed In Action France.

Service Number: 1668
Rank: Private
Unit/Division: 28th Battalion
Enlistment Date: 1915-02-18
Enlistment Location: Bunbury, WA
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Embarkation Date: 1915-07-22
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Disembarkation Date: 2015-08-14
Locations Served: ,
Returned: No
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Cause of Death: KIA
Date of Death: 1916-11-05
Place of Death: Somme France
Age at Death: 37
Burial Location: Warlencourt British Cemetery France Plot 2 Row A Grave 10