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John WILSON

Regimental number3965
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationHatmaker
Address60 Ridge Street, Moore Park, Moore Park,, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs K Wilson, 60 Ridge Street, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date8 October 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll23 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 26 July 1916
Place of burialWarloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 4), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
87
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Catherine and the late Andrew WILSON, 1 Burke Crescent, Daceyville, Sydney, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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