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WILSON, Alfred Stanley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1722 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Surrey, England, United Kingdom, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Surrey, Egham, United Kingdom |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, place of death not yet discovered, date not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1722, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 25 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1722, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Rangatira embarkation_ship_number: A22 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 1722, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Rangatira, Brisbane | |
| 21 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1722, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Battle for Pozières , GSW (left buttock) | |
| 21 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, 1722, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Battle for Pozières , Medical discharge papers record Alfred was wounded in the right thigh above the knee (bone fractured by metal fragments) and in the left buttock (metal fragment) Alfred still had metal fragments in his thigh bone on discharge from the AIF. His work capacity is listed as 25% at discharge. | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1722, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , WIA Gassed | |
| 22 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Promoted to T/Sgt vice T/Sgt Gaston KIA. Reverted to Cpl on evacuation due to being WIA (gassed 2nd occasion) | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, 1722, 2nd Passchendaele , Gassed 2nd ocassion | |
| 7 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1722, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
Non Warlike Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Cadet in the Kings Royal Rifles Corps (England) for two years prior to joining the AIF |
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