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Richard Edward WILSON

Regimental number1637
Place of birthBathurst, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressParkes, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 9"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mary Eliz Wilson, Curragong Street, Parkes, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 December 1914
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 11 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 2 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date13 June 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Berrima', 2 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit: debility), Sydney, 13 June 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsAddress incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Parker, New South Wales.
Date of death18 March 1942
Age at death51
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, WILSON Richard Edward

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