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Herbert George WILSON

Regimental number2250
Place of birthToora Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBootmaker
Address193 Gipps Street, Abbotsford, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emma Wilson, 193 Gipps Street, Abbotsford, Victoria
Enlistment date17 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name58th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/75/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 1 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 561 Pte Joseph Henry WILSON, 50th Bn, killed in action, 16 August 1916.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death10 March 1976

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