WILSON, George
| Service Number: | 2785 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 December 1915, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lyal, Victoria, Australia, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Lyal, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | 30 July 1928, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Shepparton Public Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Redesdale Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2785, 29th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 14 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2785, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2785, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2785, 29th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2785, 29th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2785, 29th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 28 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2785, 29th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal | |
| 12 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 24 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2785, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia 8 May 1919 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
"Residents met at the Lyal Hotel on Monday evening to farewell George Wilson, son of Mrs Wilson, proprietor of the hotel. The function took the form of a smoke night, the programme consisting of speeches, songs, recitations, etc.
When the toast to "The Guest of the Evening" had been honoured, George Wilson was presented with a dressing case and cash. Before departing all joined hands and sang Auld Lang Syne."
The Kyneton Guardian, 8 January 1916.
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George Wilson returned to Australia on 12 June 1919, however didn't have good health on his return due to a gas attack while at the front in France. George Wilson's name is on the Redesdale Mechanics' Institute Honour Roll.
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