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Henry Townsend Wilkins

1895 — 31 July 1917

Corporal Henry Townsend Wilkins (2A‑22‑11)

Service Number: 783. 41st Australian Imperial Force

Henry was born in Brisbane 1895 to Joseph Bakes Wilkins and Eleanor Fowdry Townsend. His father passed away 1907. He enlisted 20 September 1915 and embarked 18 May 1916 and killed in action on 31 July 1917 at 22 years of age. There is no known resting place but he is memorialised here on the family grave and on the Menin Gate, Belgium. One of the 6178 inscribed Australians who served in the Ypres campaign who have no known grave.



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