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Wilkins L W    Pte    3961

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Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

 

Wilkins   Leonard Walter     Pte    3961    Unidentified                22 Inf Bn    24    Car cleaner    Single    Pres       

Address:    Moonee Ponds, Wilson St, 32   

Next of Kin:    Wilkins, Isaac, father, 16 Cumberland St, Launceston   

Enlisted:    14 Jul 1915       

Embarked:     A69 Warilda 8 Feb 1916   

 

Date of death: 05/08/1916

CWGC:  "Son of Isaac and Gennettee Wilkins, of 16, Cumberland St., Launceston, Tasmania".

VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL

 

 

L. W. Wilkins, who was employed by the North Melbourne Tramway Company for some time, has been missing since 5th August.

 

ROLL OF HONOR. (1916, November 2). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 6 Edition: Morning.. Retrieved March 6, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74600652

 

Private L. W. Wilkins, who was employed by the local Tramway Company prior to leaving for the front, was reported missing on August 5, 1916, during the strenuous fighting around Pozieres. His relatives have been much pained by receiving, within the past few days, a significant remittance, in the form of Private Wilkins' kit, identification disc, etc., but no official notice of his death. Private Wilkins is a brother of Inspector E. J. Wilkins, of the N.M.E.T. and L. Company.

 

XMAS BOXES FOR ESSENDON SOLDIERS. (1917, September 6). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 3 Edition: Morning. Retrieved May 23, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74603653

 

 

War Service Commemorated

Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours

 

In Memoriam

 

WILKINS.-In loving memory of our dear brother,

Private Len Wilkins, No. 3961, killed in action at

Pozieres on August 5, 1916,

He sleeps not in his native land,

But under foreign skies,

Far away from those that love him

In a hero's grave he lies.

He leaves behind some aching hearts

That loved him ever dear;

Hearts that never shall forget

His memory written here.

-Inserted by his loving sisters.

 

Family Notices. (1918, August 5). Examiner

(Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954), p. 1 Edition:

DAILY. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50993338

 

IN MEMORIAM.

WILKINS.--A tribute to the memory of our late

fellow employee, Len,who was killed at Pozieres,

August 5th, 1917. (sic)

-Inserted by his mates. N.M.E. Tram way and

Lighting Co.

 

Family Notices. (1918, August 8). The Essendon

Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows

Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 2

Edition: Morning. Retrieved August 9, 2012, from

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74606836

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