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Alexander WILSON

Regimental number799
Place of birthBrighton Beach, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCoachbuilder
Address6 Geddes Street, Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 10"
Weight182 lbs
Next of kinJohn Wilson, 6 Geddes Street, Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in Senior Cadets, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date14 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 July 1915
Place of enlistmentNorth Williamstown, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentLSGT
Unit name31st Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 9 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll31st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 21 July 1916
Place of burialAnzac Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 1), Sailly-sur-La Lys, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
119
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 7 December 1915.

Reverted to the rank of Private at his own request, Serapeum, 23 December 1915.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.

Killed in action, 21 July 1916.

Buried New Cemetery, Sailly-sur-La-Lys, by Reverend W. Meredith Holliday, no date recorded.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, WILSON Alexander

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