EKINS H.J.

Given Names:  Harold John

Service Number:  529

Unit:  29th Battalion, B Company                                                                                      

Rank:  Private  

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Age:  18 Yrs   

Occupation:  Salesman                                                                                                  

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Presbyterian

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  6¾ In                  

Weight:  140 Lbs

Chest:  32-34½ In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  17/7/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Frederick Ekins

13 Stirling Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                        

Embarkation Date:  10/10/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Ascanius A11

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Runic     

Embarked:  4/5/1917                                 

Disembarked:  5/7/1917

Unit:  AMTM Battery                                                                                                                     

Rank:  Bombardier

Discharge Date:  30/8/1917                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  22935

British War Medal:  25297

Victory Medal:  25163

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  21/8/1897

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  Frederick EKINS                         

Mother:  Treandophelia WHITTINGHAM

MARRIAGE

Year:  1926     

Place:  Victoria

Spouse: Hazel May TOMPKINS

DEATH

Date or Year: 8/9/1989                            

Place: ,           

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 19/12/1916; gun shot wound, right knee/leg

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

Kew Presbyterian Church

Auburn State School

Trinity Grammar

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

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