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Wilkinson, Thomas William

Born 28^th April 1880 Port Sorell Tasmania to John and Letitia Ellen Wilkinson (nee Shipp) and married to Edith Violet Pearce, a permanent soldier who embarked Melbourne12^th November 1915 on board HMAT Orsova” with the 1^st Australian Remount Unit holding the rank of Acting Sergeant.

Mrs. T. W. Wilkinson, Talbot Road, Lawrence Vale, was advised yesterday that her husband (Warrant Officer T. W. Wilkinson, of the A.A.S.C.) is receiving a commission He has received two signed congratulatory cards from Major-General Sir H. V Cox, his divisional commandant. The first is dated September 13, and is for "good work under fire during the operations August 28-September 5, 1916" The second is "on his gallant conduct near Pozieres, August 28 to September 5," and is dated September 17, 1916. 

Examiner Launceston 22^nd November 1916

Warrant Officer Wilkinson died 7^th April 1917 of wounds received at Bapaume and was buried Bapaume Communal Cemetery, France.

Word has been received from the Defence Department that Warrant Officer T W Wilkinson has died of wounds in France.  Warrant Officer Wilkinson, who held the rank of Corporal in the Remount Depot Mowrbay left Tasmania as a sergeant in the Remount Unit for service in Egypt and was subsequently transferred to the 4^th Infantry Brigade train in which unit he gained his promotion and was to have received his commission at an early date.  Much sympathy is felt for his wife and small children.  He was considerable service in the South African war and was very popular and held in high esteem by a large circle of acquaintances.

The Weekly Courier 10^th May 1917

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