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WILSON, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7097 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 April 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Fireman |
| Died: | Illness, No. 6 General Hospital, Rouen, France, 11 December 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block S, Plot 111, Row GG, Grave 8 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7097, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 7097, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 7097, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 20 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, From 2nd Battalion | |
| 30 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 4 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7097, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , Gas shell | |
| 9 Dec 1918: | Involvement Private, 7097, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7097 awm_unit: 1st Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-12-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Fanny Wilson of Wagga Wagga, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal