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WILSON, Merle Carr
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2759, 2759A |
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Enlisted: | 28 May 1916, Midland Junction, Western Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, July 1898 |
Home Town: | Guildford, Swan, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Telephonist/Postal assistant |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 April 1917 |
Cemetery: |
H.A.C. Cemetery, Ecoust-St. Mein, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Guildford St. Matthew's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Guildford St. Matthew's Anglican Church Men Who Laid Down Their Lives Honour Roll, Guildford State School Honour Roll, Guildford War Memorial, Postmaster General's Department Perth WWI HR |
Service History
World War 1 Service
28 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2759, Midland Junction, Western Australia | |
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10 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2759, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
10 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2759, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle | |
2 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2759A, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2759A awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-02 |
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