WILSON, John
| Service Number: | 2190 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia, 30 March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Kurri Kurri, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 28 August 1918, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 28, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kurri Kurri Methodist Church Roll of Honor, Kurri Kurri War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2190 | |
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| 16 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 2190, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 2190, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Lorraine McMahon
John Wilson enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) on 31 August 1915 and was assigned to the 30th Battalion in the rank of Private. He arrived in France around 6 September 1916. During the year 1918, he experienced multiple instances of being gassed, necessitating medical care, with the final treatment occurring around 9 June 1918. He rejoined his unit on 6 July 1918 and served as a runner for the Battalion on 28 August 1918. While fulfilling this role, he was delivering a message to the Platoon Commander when he sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen and was subsequently evacuated to the Casualty Clearing Station at Decure. He succumbed to his injuries.[1]
Private Wilson was born on 30 March 1893 in Lithgow, NSW, the son of Robert and Elizabeth Wilson. Prior to enlisting, he had married Annie May Whan on 11 January 1915 in Kurri Kurri, NSW. They welcomed a daughter, Iris on 14 July 1915. [2] His wife and daughter were living in Rawson Street, Kurri Kurri, NSW, when they were advised of his death.[3]
[1] Service record of John Wilson, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914–1920, National Archives of Australia, B2455, Wilson, J; Australian War Memorial, Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files, J. Wilson Service Number 2190.
[2] Birth Registration of John Wilson, born 30 March 1893, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, New South Wales, 20257/1893; Marriage Registration of John Wilson and Annie May Whan, married 11 January 1915, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, New South Wales 2828/1915; Birth Registration of Iris M Wilson, born 14 July 1915, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, New South Wales, 34408/1915.
[3] ‘Maitland District’, Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, 12 September 1918, p 6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137489732.
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