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Edward Reynardson WILSON

Regimental number7570
Date of birth18 June 1896
Place of birthDevonport, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMotorist
AddressNorth Down, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 8"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, L Wilson, Northdown, Tasmania
Enlistment date29 September 1916
Place of enlistmentHobart, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 14 June 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Name does not appear on Nominal Roll
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Discharge date6 April 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Delta', 25 January 1919; arrived Melbourne, 7 March 1919, for onward travel by boat to Tasmania, disembarking, 10 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 6 April 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death1 March 1986
Age at death89
Place of burialSt James Anglican Cemetery, Wesley Vale, Tasmania
SourcesNAA: B2455, WILSON Edward Reynardson

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