Regimental number | 4355 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Prospect, South Australia |
Place of birth | Nailsworth, South Australia |
School | North Adelaide and Jamestown Public Schools, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Motorbuilder |
Address | 'Rosary', Highbury Street, Prospect, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Evelyn F Wilson, 'Rosary,' Highbury Street, Prospect, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4356 Pte Samuel WILSON, 27th Bn, returned to Australia, 25 August 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Contracted illness, invalided to Rouen Hospital, France, 26 December 1916, thence to Clandon Park Hospital, Surrey; recovered, returned to duty. Sustained fractured kneecap and invalided to Mile-End Hospital, 31 January 1918, thence to Dartford Hospital, 15 April 1918; recovered, returned to duty, 3 September 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 72 |
Place of burial | North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, South Australia |