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WILDE, George Victor
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 867 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Ripponlea, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Cheltenham, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck Plot 1, Row F, Grave 2, La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 867, Ripponlea, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 867, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 867, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 867, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the left arm at the Dardenelles | |
| 14 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 867, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 867 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-06-14 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thornton Richard and Georgina Wilde of Port Napean Road, Cheltenham, Victoria; husband of Matilda Elenor Wilde of 6 Warwick Cottages, Enfiled Lock, Middlesex
2 June 1917 - Married Matilda Elenor Key. Rev. Croxford officiated
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal