George WILKINS

Regimental number61871
OccupationCabinetmaker
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Evans, 45 Rolleston Street, Wellington
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 30th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 13 October 1917
Members of B Company, Wellington Infantry Regiment, 30th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on 13 October 1917 on two ships, HMNZTs 'Corinthic' and 'Arawa'. It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 31 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No 15), Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late George Wilkins and Matilda Evans
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 72, p. 7

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