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Harold George WILSON

Regimental number3928
Place of birthJamestown, South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressJamestown, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27.1
Height5' 9.5"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs Agnes Mary Collins, Whyte-Yarcowie, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 September 1915
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 7 February 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3938
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 28 April 1918
Place of burialLongeau British Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 5), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
151
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 1051 Pte Cornelius William WILSON, 43rd Bn, returned to Australia, 20 December 1918; 2142 Pte Bertram Thomas Patrick WILSON, 48th Bn, returned to Australia, 22 July 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, WILSON Harold George

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