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Charles Henry WILSON

Regimental number523
Place of birthHoward Queensland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationMiner
AddressTorbanlea, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs H Wilson, Torbanlea, Queensland
Enlistment date13 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 3, Reinforcement 8
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/8/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 23 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 8 August 1918
Place of burialVignacourt British Cemetery (Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 11), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
176
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3309 Pte Thomas William WILSON, 17th Bn, killed in action, 24 September 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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