Regimental number | 722 |
Place of birth | Glenarm, Co Antrim, Ireland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Munac, Glenvian, Antrim, Ireland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 170 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Robert Wilson, Munac, Glenvian, Antrim, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Geraldton, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 7221 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | East Mudros Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 33), Lemnos, Greece |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 115 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Elizabeth WILSON |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Fremantle, 9 June 1915, disembarked Alexandria, 2 July 1916. Embarked Alexandria, with 28th Bn, on HT 'Ivernia' to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 4 September 1915. Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 10 October 1915 (shrapnel wound, sacrum); admitted to 7th Field Ambulance, 10 October 1915; transferred to 16th Casualty Clearing Station, 10 October 1915. Died at sea on board HS 'Formosa', 12 October 1915 (shrapnel wound, back); body sent ashore and buried, Mudros, 12 October 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WILSON Andrew |