Regimental number | 7315 |
Place of birth | Seymour, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Telegraph linesman |
Address | Goondiwindi, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24.9 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Robert Wilson, Chester Street, Oakleigh, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 6th Field Company Engineers, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/25/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star of Victoria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Corps Signal Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Wounded in action (remaining at duty), 19 October 1917. Married Muriel Bessie UPSHALL, spinster, Parish Church, Woburn Square, London, 14 December 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Indarra', 12 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 25 November 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WILSON Henry Lewis |