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Edward Colin WILSON

Regimental number3246
Place of birthMelbourne Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressHurstbridge, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, John Wilson, Hurstbridge, Victoria
Enlistment date27 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name58th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/75/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 16 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 11 July 1918
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialVignacourt British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 16), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
166
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Jessie WILSON
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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