John Hamilton WILSON

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Service Number:	3255
Enlisted:	9 October 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	57th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria
Schooling:	Castlemaine State School Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 26 September 1917
Cemetery:	Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium Plot VI, Row J, Grave No. 19
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beechworth War Memorial, Castlemaine Loyal Castlemaine Lodge M.U.I.O.O.F. Roll of Honour WW1

9 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3255, 57th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
16 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 3255, 57th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 3255, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3255, 57th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood

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Son of Leonora Fanny Wilson, of Gainsboro' St., Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, and the late Mr. Wilson. Native of Beechworth, Victoria.