David Leslie BILSON

BILSON, David Leslie

Service Number: 2858
Enlisted: 16 January 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 52nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Mooroopna, Victoria, 1888
Home Town: Tara, Western Downs, Queensland
Schooling: Undera State School & Wesley College
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium , 9 June 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Wesley Collegians Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Tara Shire WW1 Roll of Honor
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World War 1 Service

16 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2858, 52nd Infantry Battalion
27 Oct 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2858, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
7 Jun 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2858, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, KIA 9 June

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