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WILSON, Benjamin Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 268, 2075, Commissioned Officer, VX42840 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 February 1902, Hobart, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia , 1883 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Heidelberg, Banyule - Victoria, Australia, 19 January 1959 |
| Cemetery: |
Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria EAS-COE-14-807-019 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Corporal, 268, 8th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
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| 3 Feb 1902: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, 2075, Hobart, Tas. | |
| 18 Apr 1902: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, 268, Hobart, Tas. 8th Battalion Commonwealth Horse |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 29th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 28 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, VX42840, 4th Motor Transport Company | |
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| 1 Jun 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, VX42840, 4th Motor Transport Company, Australia's Northern Periphery | |
| 7 Dec 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, VX42840, 4th Motor Transport Company, Malaya/Singapore | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, VX42840, 4th Motor Transport Company, Prisoners of War | |
| 21 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, VX42840, 4th Motor Transport Company |
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Gave a false date of bith to enlist for WWII
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