Regimental number | 62373 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Mounted Police Constable |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 175 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Wilson, Balaklava, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the 24th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Cowell, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th General Service Reinforcements, South Australia (United Kingdom) |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: England, Western Front (post-Armistice Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Devon', 8 October 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 24 november 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 9 December 1919. Medal: British War Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WILSON Edwar William Richard |