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William WILSON

Regimental number2703
Place of birthLondonderry Ieland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o James Collins, 47 Raglan Street, Waterloo, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinFather, J Wilson, Dunsledy, County Derry, Ireland
Enlistment date20 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 9 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialBrewery Orchard Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 5), Bois-Grenier, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
71
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Elizabeth Jane WILSON, of Dunglady, Upperland, Co. Derry, Ireland
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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