| Regimental number | 2905 |
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland |
| School | Model School, Dunmanway, Co Cork, Ireland |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 'Acheron', Alexandra, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 160 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Catherine Wilson, Dunmanway, Co Cork, Ireland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 38th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2905A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 17), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 130 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas S. and Catherine C. WILSON |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2907 Pte John WILSON, 38th Bn, returned to Australia, 31 January 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 16 December 1916. Found guilty, 13 February 1917, of disobeying orders on 12 February 1917: awarded 1 days' Field Punishment No 2. Disembarked Plymouth, England, 18 February 1917 and marched in to 14th Training Bn, Hurdcott. Marched in to DTLS, Fovant, 3 March 1917; marched in to 10th Training Bn, Durrington, 7 March 1917; transferred to 67th Bn, Windmill Hill, 28 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 August 1917; marched in to No 3 Australian Division Base Depot, Roulles, 26 August 1917; taken on strength 38th Bn, 2 September 1917. Wounded in action and admitted to East Lancashire Field Ambulance, 12 October 1917 (shrapnel wound left ear); transferred to 17th Casualty Clearing Station and admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Wimereux, 13 October 1917; Admitted to 1st Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 23 October 1917; marched in to No 3 Australian Division Base Depot, Roulles, 15 November 1917; rejoined unit 22 November 1917. Proceeded on leave to England, 23 January 1918; rejoined unit 7 February 1918. Killed in action, 10 June 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, WILSON Albert Wesley |
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