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WILSON, Raymond
Personal Details
Service Number: | 828 |
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Enlisted: | 21 December 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
Last Rank: | Trooper |
Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Walworth, London, England, 1894 |
Home Town: | Dulwich Hill, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Station Hand |
Died: | Died of wounds - gunshot wound to the chest, 19th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, Malta, 19 August 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Row J, Grave 50 Rev. F.J Page officiated Headstone inscription reads: Have mercy on him Lord and let perpetual light shine upon him, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt, Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta (island), Malta |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
21 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 828, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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6 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 828, 6th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacCorquodale embarkation_ship_number: A6 public_note: '' | |
6 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 828, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacCorquodale, Sydney | |
12 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 828, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Slight gunshot wound to the shoulder | |
6 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 828, Penetrating wound to the chest and evacuated to Alexandria on board HS Sicilia | |
18 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 828, 6th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 828 awm_unit: 6 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlisting he was residing at 'Bedford', Garnet Street, Dulwich Hill, NSW
Son of John Henry and Mary Ann Wilson of 43 West Street, Osney, Oxford, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal