Date of birth | |
Place of birth | St Kilda, Victoria |
Occupation | Medical student |
Address | 338 St Kilda Street, Elsternwick, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, P P Wilcocks, 338 St Kilda Street, Elsternwick, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in Melbourne University Rifles, Citizen Military Forces. Passed through all NCO ranks; attended Officer Training School, Broadmeadows; Signaller Engineers camp, and 3 CMF camps. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | Australian Flying Corps, No 4 Squadron, A Flight |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 8/7/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Omrah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Flying Corps |
Fate | Discharged |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: England Embarked Melbourne, 17 January 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 27 March 1917. On Command at 41st Reserve Squadron, Doncaster, for instruction, 2 April 1917. Attached for instruction to 68th Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, 4 June 1917. Detached for instruction in aviation to 45th Training Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, Castle Bromwich, 11 June 1917. Marched in to AFC Details, Wendover, 13 October 1917. Marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, pending return to Australia, for appointment to be terminated for continuation of medical studies. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Tofua', 28 June 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 14 June 1918; appointment terminated (discharged: medically unfit; returned to Australia to complete medical studies), 28 June 1918. Medal: British War Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WILCOCKS Rupert Gill |