Harold Aicken WILKINSON

Regimental number6/3508
Date of birth10 May 1893
Place of birthWhangarei
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLaw Clerk
AddressWhangarei
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 4"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinFather, J Wilkinson, Whangarei
Previous military service15th (North Auckland) Regiment
Enlistment date25 August 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 13 November 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 17 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No 2 (Plot XLI, Row F, Grave No 10), Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Ethel Wilkinson, Shortland Street, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 13 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 20 December 1915.

Taken on strength of Canterbury Battalion, 9 January 1916.

Embarked Port Said with unit to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916.

Killed in action, 17 September 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Eighth