William Keith (Bill) WILSON

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Service Number:	4742
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 (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) Cremated
Memorials:	Maitland High School Roll of Honour

11 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 4742, 18th Infantry Battalion, Holdsworthy
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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