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WILSON, Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5703 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Williamstown, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Warburton RSL Gallipoli Memorial, Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5703, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5703, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 5703, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5703 awm_unit: 23 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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