Wilkins, Thomas

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B.E., Assoc.M.Inst.C.E., M.I.E.Aust. : Lieutenant, 1st Field Coy., Engineers, A.I.F., France. Enlisting in January, 1916, after being Assistant Censor in New South Wales from October, 1914, to December, 1915, and sailing 11th July as lieutenant, Engineer reinforcements, joined 1st Field Coy. in France. Served until shell shocked at Longueval, Somme, 23rd December, when evacuated to hospital and thence to Australia, arriving 8th July, 1917, and being demobilised in December. Then resumed duty as Assistant Censor until 29th October, 1919. A.M.F. : Australian Intelligence Corps. Officer of Works, University of Sydney. Hon. Electrical Engineer, S.U. War Memorial Carillon. Peter Nicol Russell Scholar. Early education at Fort St. High School.

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1887

Birth in Ballina -- NSW, Australia 18 October 1887
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Early education at Fort Street High School, Millers Point, NSW, Australia
1911

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1911
1916

Military service as Lieutenant at France --, France 1916
1916

Enlisted 1 Jan 1916
1916

Married 5 Jan 1916
1917

Military service as Assistant Censor 1917
1919

Lived at 1919 - 1921 @ Roseville [ NSW Australia ]
1923

Lived at 1923 at Mosman [ NSW Australia ]
1933

Officer of Works at Camperdown -University of Sydney- NSW, Australia 1933
1946

Wilkins T. : Death 12 Nov 1946

Gender

Male

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