Wilfred John WILSON

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WILSON, Wilfred John

Service Number:	58
Enlisted:	2 March 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, December 1881
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	War Service related illness, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 22 April 1917
Cemetery:	Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Victoria
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

2 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 58, 24th Infantry Battalion
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 58, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 58, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
25 Jan 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 58, 24th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

From AWM

Private Wilfred John Wilson, 24th Battalion from Ballarat North, Victoria.

A 35 year old labourer prior to enlisting in 1915, he embarked for overseas with the Headquarters Details - Pioneers from Melbourne on 10 May 1915 aboard HMAT Euripides.

While serving at Gallipoli, he was taken ill and invalided back to Australia. After arriving in Australia on 22 November 1915, he was discharged on 25 January 1916.

He died on 22 April 1917 and his death was certified as "materially aggravated by War Service".

He is buried in the Ballarat General Cemetery, Victoria.

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