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James WILSON

Regimental number4858
Place of birthScotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationStation hand
Addressc/o Payne Woodville Road, Granville, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, J Wilson, Kilcomquhoun, Fifeshire, Scotland
Enlistment date18 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 13 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 12 November 1916
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot V, Row E, Grave No. 24), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
84
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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