Below are the complete records from the National Archives Australia for Edward Claude Perkins 4503.
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Page 01: 11/01/1916 Attestation Paper of Persons Enlisting for Service Abroad - Page 1 of 4
Page 02: 11/01/1916 Attestation Paper of Persons Enlisting for Service Abroad - Page 2 of 4
Page 03: 11/01/1916 Attestation Paper of Persons Enlisting for Service Abroad - Page 3 of 4
Page 04: 11/01/1916 Attestation Paper of Persons Enlisting for Service Abroad - Page 4 of 4
Page 05: 11/01/1916 Attestation Paper of Persons Enlisting for Service Abroad - v2 - Page 1 of 2
Page 06: 11/01/1916 Attestation Paper of Persons Enlisting for Service Abroad v2 - Page 2 of 2
Page 07: 01/01/1918 Field Service Record
Page 08: 11/01/1916 Attestation Paper of Persons Enlisting for Service Abroad v3 - Page 02
Page 9: 11/11/1916 Statement of Service
Page 10: 11/11/1916 Casualty Form - Active Service Record Hand Written - Page 1 of 2
Page 11: 11/11/1916 Casualty Form - Active Service Record Hand Written - Page 2 of 2
Page 12: 01/01/1918 Casualty Form - Active Service Typed - Page 1 of 2
Page 13: 01/01/1918 Casualty Form - Active Service Typed - Page 2 of 2
Page 14: 01/01/1918 Casulty Form - Active Service Typed v2 - Page 1 of 2
Page 15: 01/01/1918 Casulty Form - Active Service Typed v2 - Page 2 of 2
Page 16: 11/01/1918 Medical History Page 1 of 2
Page 17: 11/01/1918 Medical History Page 2 of 2
Page 18: 04/01/1916 Records of Members of the AIF
Page 19: 30/01/1917 Correspondence - Base Records Victoria Barracks, Melbourne to Drill Hall Leichhardt, request for expidition of a reply
Page 20: 11/12/1916 Correspondence - Base Records Victoria Barracks, Melbourne to Drill Hall Leichhardt, request for Record Book for EC Perkins 4503
Page 21: 26/01/1917 Correspondence - Base Records Victoria Barrack, Melbourne to Drill Hall Leichhardt, request for expidition of a reply - duplicate
Page 22: 05/02/1917 Correspondence - Base Records Victoria Barracks, Sydney to Drill Hall Leichhardt, request for acknowledgment of receipt
Page 23: 05/02/1917 Correspondence - Base Records Victoria Barracks, Melbourne to Drill Hall Leichhardt, request for acknowledgment of receipt - original
Page 24: 04/09/1916 EC Perkins Will - Copy
Page 25: 16/07/1920 Receipt of Communication from MJ Perkins on 12/7/20 from the Office of Base Records relating to inscriptions of the War graves Roll of Honour, circular form A 12/12/1919 and acknowledgement of the possible loss of the returned form, or if not returned, could it be forwarded, or if lost requesting MJ Perkins to request a new form
Page 26: 16/08/1917 Copy of note sent in Registered package of EC Perkins effects to MJ Perkins and request for receipt
Page 27: 16/08/1917 Copy of address of MJ Perkins for registered package
Page 28: c. 01/02/1917 Copy of Australian Imperial Force Kit Store London - Inventory of Effects for the late 4503 EC Perkins
Page 29 - 27/08/1917 Receipt of Registered package containing EC Perkins personal effects signed by MJ Perkins
Page 30: 01/03/1920 Graves Registration Unit - Exhumation, Form indicating EC Perkins exhumation to the Grave in Flers
Page 31: 02/07/1920 Copy of note to MJ Perkins advising her of son's burial site at Grass Lane three miles south of Bapuame, France
Page 32: 09/12/1921 A copy of the letter to MJ Perkins seeking if there are any closer blood relatives than herself , ie, his father so the medals can be received, it seems the beneficiary of the will had no relation to receiving of the medals.
Page 33: 10/08/1920 Receipt of communication from MJ Perkins 30th July 1920 regarding circular form" A"
Page 34: 04/02/1925 Copy of message to Mr. TH Perkins advising him of EC Perkins final resting place in the cemetry Grass Lane Guadercourt, Plot 9, Row D, Grave 5
Page 35: c. 01/02/1917 Copy 2 of Australian Imperial Force Kit Store London - Inventory of Effects for the late 4503 EC Perkins
Page 36: 04/03/1922 Receipt Slip for Memorial Scroll, from Office IC Base Records Victoria Barrack Sydney, signed by TH Perkins
Page 37: 07/02/1923 Receipt Slip for Victory Medal, from Office IC Base Records Victoria Barrack Sydney, signed by TH Perkins
Page 38: 04/09/1916 EC Perkins Will - Copy
Page 39: 22/12/1915 Application to Enlist in the Australian Imperial Forces - Page 1 of 2
Page 40: 22/12/1915 Application to Enlist in the Australian Imperial Forces - Page 2 of 2
Page 41: 29/01/1917 Cover of the message from the West Sydney Brigade, 31st Battalion Leichhardt, presumably Officer in Charge of Base Records, Victoria Barracks
Page 42: 27/01/1917 Cover note from the Area Officer West Sydney Brigade, 31st to officer in charge of base records Melbourne attached with duplicate record book of the trainee EC Perkins 4503, ir response to the request dated 11/12/1916 by Officer in Charge of Base Records, Victoria Barracks
Page 43: 14/02/1917 Receipt of C.M.Forms M7 & 8 for EC Perkins to Base Records Melbourne from Area Officer West Sydney Brigade, 31st Battalion, Leichhardt
Page 44: 16/12/1921 Letter from MJ Perkins to the Officer in Charge of Base Records indicating the TH Perkins is a closer blood relative and that he lives at 72 Catherine Street Leichhardt
Page 45: 30/07/1920 Letter from MJ Perkins to the Officer in Charge of Base Records that she mislaid a the form requesting they further send another form.
Page 46: 12/07/1920 Letter from MJ Perkins thanking the Officer in Charge of Base Records for the Photos of the Grave of late 4503 EC Perkins and requesting for a few words to be place on his permanent headstone.
Page 47: 01/01/1917 Field Service Record - Army Form 2090a Report of Death, advice from Army form B213
Page 48: 01/06/1922 Receipt for Memorial Plaque from MJ Perkins Receipt for Memorial Plaque
Page 49: 01/06/1922 Slip of Paper with the following "No 4503 Pte EC 17 Btn
Page 50: 02/07/1920 Slip of Paper with the following "Buried, Grass Lane Cemetery Gueudecourt, Extract from the folder cover photo of grave
Page 51: 01/06/1922 Slip of Paper with the following "Mr J Puncher, AVENEL, Victoria, J.M. Lean, Major, Officer i/o Base Records
Page 52: 01/06/1922 Transferred to the Australian Imperial Force, correspondence, indication of Medals sent to family - page 1 of 2
Page 53: 01/06/1922 Transferred to the Australian Imperial Force, correspondence, indication of Medals sent to family - page 2 of 2
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