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WILSON, William Keith
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4742 |
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Enlisted: | 11 October 1915, Holdsworthy |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Forbes, New South Wales, Australia, 18 September 1895 |
Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Maitland High School and the University of Sydney, New South Wales |
Occupation: | Engineering Student - later Electrical Engineer |
Died: | Natural causes, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 20 May 1965, aged 69 years |
Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park, Beresfield, New South Wales Cremated |
Memorials: | Maitland High School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
11 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 4742, 18th Infantry Battalion, Holdsworthy | |
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13 Apr 1916: | Involvement 4742, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
13 Apr 1916: | Embarked 4742, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
13 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion | |
25 Aug 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 53rd Infantry Battalion | |
30 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4742, 53rd Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Bellicourt, GSW right leg | |
9 Feb 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4742, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HT Ascanius, England for invaliding to Australia - disembarking Sydney 28 March 1919 | |
19 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4742, 53rd Infantry Battalion |
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