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WELLS, Wilfred Stephen
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 501 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Essendon, Victoria, Australia, 21 October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Albury Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Local Government Clerk - later Shire Clerk |
| Died: | Natural causes, The Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 10 May 1956, aged 61 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Cremated Garden Of Remembrance 2, Wall 8, Section 2, Niche 227 |
| Memorials: | Albury St. Matthew's Anglican Church War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 501, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Sydney | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 501, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 501, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 10 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 501, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, GSW left arm | |
| 22 Jul 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 501, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HT Nestor, England for invaliding to Australia - disembarking Melbourne 24 September 1917, then embarking HT Euripedes on 27 September 1919 for Sydney - disembarking 29 September 1919 | |
| 2 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 501, 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
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