Clifton WILSON MM

WILSON, Clifton

Service Number: 10990
Enlisted: 2 March 1916, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 10th Field Company Engineers
Born: Melbourne, Victoria, 7 April 1890
Home Town: Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Plasterer
Died: Victoria, Australia, 16 July 1958, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

2 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria
20 Jun 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 10990, 10th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 10990, 10th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
17 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 10th Field Company Engineers
17 Nov 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 10th Field Company Engineers
11 Nov 1919: Discharged AIF WW1

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Biography

Lieutenant (Lt) Clifton Wilson MM... A plasterer prior to enlistment, Clifton Wilson was assigned the service number 10990 and embarked as a Sapper with the 1st Reinforcements of the 10th Field Company Engineers aboard HMAT Runic (A54) on 20 June 1916. In August 1916 he was appointed Lance Corporal (L Cpl) and in July the following year he was awarded the Military Medal. Promotion to Second Lieutenant occurred in July 1918 and to full Lieutenant in November 1918... SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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