WILSON, (William) Thomas
| Other Name: | Grosvenor, Thomas William - aka |
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| Service Number: | 4621 |
| Enlisted: | 4 September 1916, Showground, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Death attributed to War Service, Hospital, Stanhope Street, Auburn, NSW, 27 September 1947 |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4621, 30th Infantry Battalion, Showground, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 4621, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 4621, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Before the war, while in New Zealand, he married a woman who was subsequently convicted and imprisoned for bigamy. When her lawful husband died, she married Grosvenor and they lived together for several years. In Australia he enlisted for Home Service; his wife sued for maintenance, and he assaulted her. He evaded police by enlisting in the AIF under a false name, having named another woman as his wife.
Reported missing in the field, 24 April 1918; subsequently reported as Prisoner of War in Germany.
Repatriated to England, arrived 5 December 1918.
GROSVENOR - The Relatives and Friends of Mrs. Edith Lillian Grosvenor, of Stanhope Street, Auburn, are kindly invited to attend the Funeral of her dearly loved Husband, THOMAS WILLIAM (30th Batt, 1st A.I.F.) to leave my Privated Mortuary Chapel, 2a Auburn Road, Auburn This Day, at 11.15am, for the Crematroium, Rookwood. REGINALD W HILTON, Funeral Director