WILSON, David
| Service Number: | 2802 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Durham, England, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Exeter, Wingecarribee, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Newcastle Modern School, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer, Medical Student |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys Plot 1, Row E, Grave 4 Rev. W. Meredith Holliday officiated |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Exeter Memorial Trees, Exeter Roll of Honour, Exeter St Aidan's Church Honour Roll, Wall of Remembrance (Southern Villages Memorial) |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2802, Enlisted at Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2802, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2802, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2802, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2802 awm_unit: 55th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 55th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 28 years. Mother's address Lyon House, Tynemouth, Cumberland, England
16 February 1916 - Taken on strength of 55 Battalion at Tel el Kebir
19 June 1916 - Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force
29 June 1916 - Disembarked Marseilles
10 July 1916 - Promoted Lance Corporal
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Report at the scene
Informant states that on the night of 29th July in an attack or raid on Lille he helped to carry Wilson's body off the battlefield and to bury him. Wilson as buried in the Australian Cemetery at Sailly. Informant got Wilson's pocket book and gave it to officer of the company who sent it to Wilson's people. Informant did not actually see Wilson killed.'