WILSON, Albion Staple Colin
| Service Number: | 62890 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 June 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 13 October 1899 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Perth Modern School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Influenza and Pneumonia, Woodman Point Quarantine Station, Western Australia, 14 December 1918, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Baptist AA 191A. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Homebush Western Australian Bank WW1 Roll of Honor, Subiaco Perth Modern School WW1Honour Board, Subiaco Perth Modern School War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jun 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 62890 | |
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| 29 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 62890, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Oct 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 62890, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, HMAT Boonah, Fremantle | |
| 14 Dec 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 62890, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 62890 awm_unit: 3rd General Service Reinforcements awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-12-14 |
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Albion Staple Colin WILSON was born in Perth, WA on 13th October, 1899
His parents were Alfred Samuel WILSON & Annie Blanche MEAD
Biography contributed by Robert Johnson
Article from The West Australian, 16 December 1918:
THE LATE PRIVATE A. S. C. WILSON.
Private Colin Wilson, one of the victims of the disease, was the elder son of Mr. A.S. Wilson, the general secretary of the Perth, Y.M.C.A. A lad of unusual promise, he sailed for the front on the Boonah on the eve of his nineteenth birthday. He was educated at the Modern School, and took a high place in class as well as in sport, being one of the first four at tennis, and one of the finest cricketers in the school. He was captain of the "blue faction" at the Modern School, and was one of the team which won the Slazenger Cup last year. It was, however, as a musician that he excelled. Mr. A. J. Leckie Mus. Bac., had predicted a fine career for him in the musical world. In camp and on shipboard he was extremely popular, his geniality and personal charm winning for him a host of admiring friends. Mr. A.W. Bean, the Y.M.C.A. secretary aboard the Boonah, says the late Private Wilson was an invaluable helper at all concerts, Bible classes, etc. He also assisted with the ship's newspaper, compiled by the soldiers.
For the past four years he was the organist and choirmaster of the Museum Street Baptist Church, as well as conductor of the Sunday School choir, and from these church activities he will be greatly missed. Much local sympathy is expressed with Mr and Mrs Wilson, and with the latter's sister (Dr. Gertrude Mead) in their bereavement. The funeral took place in the Rockingham Cemetery yesterday afternoon, the Rev. F. E. Harry officiating, Mr. A. S Wilson and Captain C. O. Tebbutt being the chief mourners.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27499341
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