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William Manford WILSON

Regimental number6370
Place of birthBallarat Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressGorae West, Portland, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, G Wilson, Gorae West, Portland, Victoria
Enlistment date2 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 11 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 25 August 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Manford spelt Manfred
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 9126 Driver Kirby Page WILSON, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, returned to Australia, 15 May 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death14 August 1973

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