Richard WILSON

Regimental number2009
Place of birthDaylesford, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBaker
AddressDaylesford, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Robert Wilson, Albert Street, Daylesford, Victoria
Enlistment date4 April 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name46th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/63/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateDied of disease 20 April 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialMelcombe Regis Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 2557), Dorset, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
142
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert Nimmo and Elizabeth Mary WILSON
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal