WILSON, John Alexander
| Service Number: | 237 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Farrier Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Mt Crawford, South Australia, Australia, 10 July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Mount Crawford, Barossa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Williamstown State School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith improver, farrier, farmer |
| Died: | Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia, October 1954, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Chinchilla Old Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 237, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement 237, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked 237, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
| 3 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Farrier Corporal, 237, Battle of Beersheba |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Emms
John Alexander Wilson, known as Alex, Alec, Aleck was the second son of William and Elizabeth (HAMPSHIRE) WILSON of Mount Crawford, near Williamstown, South Australia. Listed as a blacksmith improver/shoeing smith, he left Brisbane 24th Sept. 1914 on the "Star of England" and landed at Alexandria. He saw action at Gallipoli, Suez, and Beersheba where he was wounded in the left arm and side.
He was promoted to Farrier Corporal 1916 and to Farrier Sgt. 1918.
He returned to Australia and subsequently moved to the Chinchilla district of Queensland where he became a peanut farmer with his older brother, Roy Wilson.
He did not marry and died October 1954 and is buried at Chinchilla.
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