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William James WILSON

Regimental number69
Place of birthShepparton, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationPipe moulder
Address272 Perth Street, Subiaco, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, John Wilson, 272 Perth Street, Subiaco, Western Australia
Enlistment date24 December 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 31 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot X, Row B, Grave No. 4), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
139
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Johanna WILSON
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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