Regimental number | 6871 |
Place of birth | Portadown, Co. Armagh, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Cook |
Address | Bundaberg, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 43 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 112 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ann Eliza Wilson, Wynnum South, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Maryborough, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: England Embarked Sydney, 14 June 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 26 August 1917; marched into 7th Training Bn, Rollestone, 27 August 1917. Admitted 2nd Command Depot, Weymouth, 2 October 1917 (overage and chronic bronchitis). Commenced return to Australia (invalid) on board HT Anchises, 1 November 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 31 January 1918; discharged (medically unfit) 10 July 1918. Medal: British War Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WILSON Thomas |