Samuel William John WILSON

WILSON, Samuel William John

    Service Numbers: 1450, Q113939
    Enlisted: 19 December 1914, Cairns, Queensland
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: Volunteer Defence Corps (SA)
    Born: Sudest, New Guinea, 8 April 1892
    Home Town: Cairns, Cairns, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 30 March 1959, aged 66 years
    Cemetery: Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld
    Memorials: Cairns Boys' State School
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    World War 1 Service

    19 Dec 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1450, Cairns, Queensland
    13 Feb 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1450, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
    13 Feb 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1450, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane
    2 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1450, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    27 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion
    6 Aug 1916: Wounded Private, 1450, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
    25 Apr 1918: Wounded Private, 1450, 49th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, 2nd occasion (gas)
    17 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1450, 49th Infantry Battalion

    World War 2 Service

    29 Jan 1942: Enlisted Private, Q113939, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Rockhampton, Queensland
    24 Jan 1943: Discharged Private, Q113939, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA)

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    Son of John Wilson and "Araboota"

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