WILSON, George Henry
| Service Number: | 2470 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 March 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gawler, South Australia, 22 May 1896 |
| Home Town: | Williamstown, Barossa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 17 November 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, Montauban |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Crawford Roll of Honor, Williamstown Mt Crawford Honour Roll, Williamstown St. Peter's Anglican Church WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2470, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2470, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2470, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2470 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-11-17 |
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"THE LATE CORPORAL G. H. WILSON.
Corporal G. H. Wilson, who died of wounds on November 17, in France, left Australia for Egypt as a member of the reinforcements to the 10th Battalion, and took part in the Gallipoli campaign. Afterwards he was transferred to another battalion, and proceeded to France. He did prominent work, and lead a bombing party in a determined manner. He was hit four times, but slill continued the attack. For this he was promoted to corporal. He was of a cheerful disposition and made many friends. His brother. Private Alfred Wilson, is in France, and also served at Gallipoli. Corporal Wilson was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilson, of Yalta-road, Williamstown." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 30 Dec 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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