WILSON, Bertie Barrington Robert
| Service Number: | 546 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 March 1915, Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia , 1895 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | State School, North Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Cleaner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Warlencourt British Cemetery Grave ref: VI. A. 33 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, North Fremantle Cenotaph |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 546, 28th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 546, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 546, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 546, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 546 awm_unit: 28 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-11-03 |
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Bertie Barrington Robert WILSON was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1895
His parents were Denzil John William Yorke WILSON & Blanche WALLIS who married in Fremantle, WA in 1894
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His father served during WW1 with the Army Service Corp (SN 15202)
His brother Denzil Clarence Victor WILSON (SN W9888) also served during WW1 (Depot)
Biography contributed by Wendy Semple
I don't have any family involvement with Lance Corporal Wilson, but bought a poppy for Anzac Day in 2015 and when it was sent it had his name attached. So I have done some investigation and it appears Bertie enlisted in 1915 at age 19 and was Killed in Action in 1916 at the age of 21. He was single and came from North Fremantle, Western Australia. I can only image what it was like for his folks when their son died, not getting to find a love of his life, marry and have children. So he died and there ended his lineage. How sad, I imagine a proud Aussie going to war with fear, pride, passion for his country and hoping he would be a lucky one and sail back into Fremantle after the war. RIP Bertie Barrington Robert Wilson.
Wendy Semple
Service Medals: British War Medal and Victory Medal
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