Regimental number | 211 |
Place of birth | Mount Gambier, South Australia |
School | Mount Gambier Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Mechanic |
Address | Lakeside, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 8.75" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Martha Wilson, Lakeside, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 6 months in the Volunteer Infantry, Mt Gambier; resigned. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner, Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 121 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Howard L.D. and Martha WILSON |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 18 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915. Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, 29 May 1916 (deafness); discharged to unit, 30 May 1915; rejoined unit, 5 June 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Reported missing in action, 20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 12 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'killed in action, 20 July 1916'. Statement, Red Cross File No 2981007, 296 T. THAWSON, 32nd Bn, 7 December 1916: 'When we were retiring from an unsuccessful attack, I saw him dead in a shell hole'. Second statement, 180 Pte H. SIGGINS, 32nd Bn: 'He was of A Company, III Platoon. At Fleurbaix on 20th July 1916 during our attack was killed outright. Shot through head. This happened just as wehad gone over and had got about 30 yards. I was alongside him when he fell. His body would be left on the field. Came from Mount Gambier'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WILSON Howard Rupert
Red Cross file 2981007 |