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Robert Buchanan WILSON

Regimental number968
Place of birthArmagh, Ireland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationSalesman
AddressShamrock Hotel, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation48
Height6' 0"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinDaughter, Florence Ruby Wilson, 14 Earle Street, North Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 September 1915
Place of enlistmentGuildford, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameAustralian Remount Unit 1, Squadron 4
AWM Embarkation Roll number28/2/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A67 Orsova on 12 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Remount Unit
FateReturned to Australia 5 July 1916
Discharge date16 September 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt

Embarked Melbourne, 12 November 1915; disembarked Egypt; posted to 1st Remount Unit, Heliopolis.

Admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 13 May 1916 (fractured right tibia).

Commenced return to Australian (invalid) from Suez on board Hospital Ship ‘Karoola’, 5 July 1916; disembarked Fremantle, 2 August 1916; discharged, Perth (medically unfit), 16 September 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, WILSON Robert Buchanan

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