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WILSON, James Maitland
Personal Details
Service Number: | 929 |
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Enlisted: | 11 September 1914 |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Born: | Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 24 January 1891 |
Home Town: | Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Miner |
Died: | Killed In Action, Menin Road, Belgium, 20 September 1917, aged 26 years |
Cemetery: |
Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery Plot Ii, Row A, Grave No. 8 |
Memorials: | Eaglehawk St Peter's Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
11 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 929, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
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19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 929, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 929, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 929, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW right scalp. | |
14 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
8 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 929, 7th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
1 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
15 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
15 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 1st Pioneer Battalion | |
24 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1st Pioneer Battalion | |
20 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 929, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Attached to 2nd Australian Tunnelling Coy. | |
1 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Pioneer Battalion | |
23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 929, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
8 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 929, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
20 Jan 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig's dispatch of 13/11/16 for distinguished services and devotion to duty in the field. | |
20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 929, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Menin Road, Killed in action | |
20 Sep 1917: | Involvement Lieutenant, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-09-20 |
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