| Regimental number | 2907 |
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 'Acheron', Alexandra, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 32 |
| Height | 5' 6.75" |
| Weight | 151 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Catherine Wilson, Dunmanway, Co Cork, Ireland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 38th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2905A Pte Albert Wesley WILSON, 38th Bn, killed in action, 10 June 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: England Embarked, Melbourne, 16 December 1916; disembarked, Plymouth, England, 18 February 1917. Admitted to Fovant Military Hospital (fractured tibia), 23 February 1917; dispatched to depot, 25 February 1917; to Hospital, 28 February 1917; marched out to Sutton Mandeville, 3 March 1917; marched in from Fovant, 7 April 1917; marched into Perhan Downs Command Depot, 30 May 1917; marched into Sutton Veney Command Depot, 20 July 1917; marched into Hurdcott Command Depot, 1 October 1917; marched out to 10th Imperial Bn., Larkhill, 1 October 1917; marched out to Weymouth Command Depot, 17 January 1918. Returned to Australia per 'a.8', 31 January 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 13 April 1918; discharged Melbourne (medically unfit), 4 May 1918. Medals: British War Medal. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, WILSON John |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
