WILSON, John Gratton
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 August 1863 |
| Home Town: | Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Medical practitioner |
| Died: | Natural causes, Colac, Victoria, Australia, 17 August 1948, aged 84 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Warrnambool Club Pictorial Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Captain, Medical Officers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Captain, Medical Officers, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 31 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He had two sons who also served in the Great War.
Lieutenant Eliot Gratton Wilson-Killed in Action 7th August 1915 aged 22 at Galllipoli whilst serving with the 8th Australian Light Horse.
Lieutenant James Andrew Gratton Wilson-Service Number 207, farmer of Warrnambool, Victoria who served with the 4th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron having enlisted on 19 August 1914 within days of the outbreak of war. He was awarded the Military Cross. He survived the Great War.
Next of kin Wife-Alexandra Frances Wilson, (née Symons) of "Ierne," Warmambool, Victoria, Australia, also of Farnham Park, Warrnambool
Enlistment date-1 April 1916
Rank on enlistment-Captain
Unit name-Medical Officers
Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Mooltan on 20 April 1916
Age at embarkation 52.
Rank from Nominal Roll-Captain
Unit from Nominal Roll-Australian Army Medical Corps
Discharged 22 December 1918
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