William Gilmore WILSON

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WILSON, William Gilmore

Service Numbers:	33173, V360534
Enlisted:	2 October 1916, On the 2nd October 1916 William Gilmore Wilson Enlisted in the Field Artillery Reinforcements AIF, as Gunner 33173.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Volunteer Defence Corps (VIC)
Born:	Portland, Victoria, Australia, 27 July 1886
Home Town:	Sea Lake, Buloke, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 28 December 1957, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Sea Lake Cemetery, Victoria
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World War 1 Service

2 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 33173, Field Artillery Brigades, On the 2nd October 1916 William Gilmore Wilson Enlisted in the Field Artillery Reinforcements AIF, as Gunner 33173.
3 Feb 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, On the 3rd February 1917 he was Transferred to the 4th Field Artillery Battalion, 14th Reinforcements AIF.
11 May 1917:	Embarked Gunner, 33173, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
11 May 1917:	Involvement Gunner, 33173, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
11 May 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 33173, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, On the 11th May 1917 he Embarked from Melbourne bound for England.
19 Jul 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 33173, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, On the 19th July 1917 he Disembarked at Plymouth, England with the4th Field Artillery Brigade, 14th Reinforcements AIF.
12 Oct 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 33173, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, On the 12th October 1917 he Embarked from Lark Hill, Southampton, England bound for France.
20 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 33173, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Merris (France), On the 20th October 1917 he Marched Out to the 4th Field Artillery Brigade AIF at Rouelles, France.
21 Oct 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , On the 21st October 1917 he was Transferred to the 11th Field Artillery Brigade & then Posted to the 42nd Battery.
23 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 33173, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Merris (France), Received a Gunshot Wound (GSW) & Gassed in the Field in Belgium.
29 Oct 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, Miscellaneous Hospitals - WW1, After being Shot & Gassed, on the 9th October 1917 he was Transferred to the 18th Casualty Hospital for Treatment.
3 Nov 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, Miscellaneous Hospitals - WW1, On the 3rd November 1917 he was Transferred from the 18th Casualty Hospital to England. Being Admitted to the Norfolk War Hospital for Treatment.
25 Apr 1918:	Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 33173, 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, HAREFIELD, On the 25th April 1918 he Embarked from England for Return to Australia due to Complications from Gas Poisoning.
9 Nov 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 33173, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, On the 9th November 1918 Gunner 33173 William Gilmore Wilson was discharged from the AIF as Medically Unfit due to Complications from Gas Poisoning.

World War 2 Service

24 May 1943:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V360534
24 May 1943:	Enlisted Other Commonwealth Forces, V360534, Volunteer Defence Corps (VIC), On the 24th May 1943 William Gilmore Wilson Enlisted Part Time in the Volunteer Defence Force (VDC), 15th Battalion as Private V360534.
19 Oct 1945:	Discharged Other Commonwealth Forces, V360534, Volunteer Defence Corps (VIC), On the 19th October 1945 Part Time Private V360534, William Gilmore Wilson was Discharged from the 15th Battalion, Volunteer Defence Force (VDC) Australia.

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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

Bombardier William Gilmore Wilson (Service No:33173) enlisted in the AIF as a Gunner attached to 4th Field Artillery Brigade on 2 October 1916 and embarked with his Unit from Melbourne for Plymouth on 11 May 1917 on board HMAT A9 Shropshire. In 1917 Bombardier Wilson transferred to 11th Field Artillery Brigade and was WiA (Gas Poisoning) in Belgium in October that year. Evacuated to hospital in England, Bombardier Wilson embarked for Melbourne on 21 April 1918 on board HT Suevic and was attached to 11th Field Artlllery Brigade at Discharge on 9 November 1918. In WWII he served in the ACMF as a Private (Service No:V360534) attached to 15 Battalion VDC.

Born at Cape Bridgewater via Portland, Victoria in 1880, William was third of four children of Robert Wilson (b1845 in County Tyrone, Ireland) and Mary Jane Gilmore (b1846 in County Fermanagh, Ireland). Robert immigrated with his parents and siblings in 1855, arriving in Portland, Victoria on board the Cairngorm. Mary was a General Servant when she immigrated in 1871, arriving in Hobsons Bay on board the Star of India. Robert (a Farmer) and Mary married in 1874 in Portland, Victoria and settled at Cape Bridgewater where they raised their family and Robert was a Farmer.

William was working as a Farmer at Bridgewater via Portland in 1910 when he married Lillian Maude Lightbody (b1885 at Cape Bridgewater via Portland, Victoria). William and Lillian settled at Cape Bridgewater where they raised their family and William was a Farmer. In 1922 Lillian died, leaving five children under the age ten. William remarried in Melbourne that year to Amy Naomi Grant (b1896 in Coolgardie, WA) - Amy was a Tailoress in Melbourne. By 1924 William and Amy had settled at Sea Lake where William worked as a Carpenter. William died in 1957 and Amy in 1974.

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