Regimental number | 503 |
Place of birth | Doagh, Ireland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Toowoomba, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Archibald Wilson, The Doagh Flax Spinning Co Ltd, Ballysillen Mill, Ligonael, Belfast, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Toowoomba, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 42nd Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 42nd Battalion |
Fate | Discharged |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney on 'Borda', 5 June 1916; disembarked Southampton, 23 July 1916. Found guilty, 8 September 1916, of being absent from parade, 6.15 am, 7 September 1916: awarded 2 days' confinement to barracks. Found guilty, 23 October 1916, of being absent without leave, 12.00 am, 16 October, to 2.00 pm, 19 October 1916: awarded 6 days' Field Punishment No 2; forfeited total of 9 days' pay. Proceeded to France through Southampton, 25 November 1916. Admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance, 1 July 1917 (diarrhoea); discharged to duty, 4 July 1917. Admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance, 31 July 1917 (gun shot wound, abrasion to head); transferred to Australian Divisional Rest Station, 3 August 1917; discharged to unit, 4 August 1917; on leave to England, 12 January 1918; rejoined unit, 28 January 1918. Admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance, 6 February 1918; discharged to unit, 12 February 1918, and taken on strength, 13 February 1918. Sick to hospital, 19 April 1918, and admitted to 11th Australian Field Ambulance, 20 April 1918; discharged to unit, 25 April 1918. Admitted to 9th Casualty Clearing Station, 26 May 1918 (severely gassed); transferred to 2nd Stationary Hospital, Abbeville, 28 May 1918. Proceeded to England on HS 'St. Denis', 1 June 1918; admitted to Kitchener Military Hospital, Brighton, 2 June 1918; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 13 August 1918; discharged to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 16 August 1918; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 11 September 1918. Admitted to Group Clearing Hospital, Sutton Veny, 24 September 1918; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 1 October 1918. Found guilty, 10 October 1918, of being in Warminster at 11.15 pm without a pass: admonished by Major Aitken. Found guilty, 29 November 1918, of being absent without leave from 11.59 pm, 31 October, to 3.30 pm, 19 November 1918: awarded forfeiture of 35 days' pay; forfeited total of 62 days' pay. Found guilty, 3 February 1919, of being absent without leave, 11.59 pm, 22 January, to 3.00 pm, 29 January 1918: awarded forfeiture of 4 days' pay; forfeited total of 11 days' pay; granted leave, 7 March 1919, to Belfast for family reasons; granted extension of leave, 17 May, to return on 16 June 1919; granted extension of leave, 17 June, to return on 16 July 1919; granted extension of leave, 17 July, to return on 16 September 1919. Discharged London, 17 October 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WILSON William Stanley |