Regimental number | 2420 |
Place of birth | Camperdown, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 12 Union Street, South Brunswick, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, Frank Wilson, Weerite, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/15/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A10 Karroo on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Toronto Avenue Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 4), Warneton, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 173 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frank and Helen WILSON |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2015 Corporal George Wesley WILSON, 21st Bn, returned to Australia, 5 April 1919; 5481 Pte Frank Clements WILSON, 14th Bn, returned to Australia, 1 July 1919; 12437 Driver Colin WILSON, 10th Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 12 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |