WILSON, Richard
| Service Number: | 2862 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 11 May 1895 |
| Home Town: | Stockton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 16 August 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Stockton Soldiers Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2862, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2862, 19th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2862, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2862, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2862 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-16 |
Private Richard Wilson
From Gary Mitchell
Awaiting memorialisation at Sandgate Cemetery.
103 years ago today, on the 16th August 1916, Private Richard Wilson, 4th Battalion, labourer (Walsh Island), from William Street, Stockton, New South Wales, fell at the Battle of Pozieres, age 21.
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1667956
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133845540
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133844316
Born at Newcastle, New South Wales on the 11th May 1895 to Richard (died 1931 - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article164241455) and Catherine Elizabeth Wilson (died 1931 - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139613044), Richard enlisted July 1915 with the 19th Battalion at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Mr Wilson’s name has been inscribed on the Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France.
Also inscribed on the Stockton Soldiers' Memorial (unveiled on the 25th April 1922) and the Stockton Goose Club Roll of Honour Board (unveiled on the 29th January 1921, whereabouts unknown).
Unfortunately, there is no memorial inscription on his parent’s headstone, the gravesite now in urgent need of restoration, and I am unable to erect a memorial cross, so I have placed poppies in remembrance of Richard’s supreme sacrifice during The Great War.
http://sandgate.northerncemeteries.com.au/index.php/war-heroes/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&aso=exact&s_f=id&data_search=409910#photo-1
Richard had son, Richard Walter Wilson Neylan, possibly unknown to him, who was born on the 12th March 1916 at Stockton, mother Miss Florence A Neylan.
Lest We Forget.
Submitted 17 August 2019 by Evan Evans
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Awaiting memorialisation at Sandgate Cemetery.
107 years ago today, on the 16th August 1916, Private Richard Wilson, referred to as Dick, 4th Battalion (Machine Gun Section, Reg No-2862), labourer (Walsh Island Government Dockyard, Newcastle, N.S.W.), from William Street, Stockton, New South Wales, was Killed in Action at the Battle of Pozieres, age 21. Cause of death not stated.
No Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing File.
Born at Newcastle, New South Wales on the 11th May 1895 to Richard (died 27.8.1931, Stockton, N.S.W., age 62) of William Street, Stockton, New South Wales and Catherine Elizabeth Wilson (died 16.6.1931, Stockton, N.S.W., age 65) of William Street, Stockton, New South Wales, Dick enlisted on the 27th July 1915 with the 19th Battalion at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A14 Euripides on the 2nd November 1915.
Dick’s name has been inscribed on the Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France.
Mr. Wilson’s name has also been inscribed on the Stockton Soldiers' Memorial and the Stockton Goose Club Roll of Honour Board.
Place of Association – Stockton, New South Wales, Australia.
There is no memorial inscription on the headstone plaque for the Wilson family to tell us of the loss of their son during The Great War, and I am unable to erect a Memorial cross, so I have placed poppies in remembrance of Dick’s service and supreme sacrifice for God, King & Country. PRESBYTERIAN-18NW. 92.
His son Richard Walter Wilson Neylan, born 12.3.1916 at Stockton, died 1978?, mother Miss Florence A Neylan.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
For more detail, see “Forever Remembered “
http://www.commemoratingwarheroes.com/cemetery-main-search/
Lest We Forget.
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