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WILSON, Andrew
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 722 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 March 1915, Enlisted at Geraldton, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glenar, Antrim County, North Ireland, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of wounds - shrapnel wounds ro the sacrum, At sea on board HS Formosa,, Greece, 12 October 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
East Mudros Military Cemetery Plot 111, Row B, Grave 33 Rev S.A. March officiated, East Mudros Military Cemetery, Mudros, Lemnos, Aegean Islands, Greece |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 722, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geraldton, WA | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 722, 28th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 722, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 10 Oct 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 722, 28th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wounds to the sacrum |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert and Elizabeth Wilson of Munic, Glenarm, Antrim County, Ireland
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal