Robert Leslie WILSON

Regimental number1872
Place of birthSchofield Siding, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPine Road, Auburn, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinWife, Mrs L G Wilson, 'Una', Auburn, Pine Road, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date12 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name35th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/52/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 4 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 May 1917
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 3), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
126
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Lawson and Margaret WILSON; Wife: Lottie Grace WILSON
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal