Edward WILTON

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Service Numbers:	1721, 1721A
Enlisted:	3 April 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Thebarton, South Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Murray Bridge, Murray Bridge, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 6 November 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, The South Australian National War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Yorketown and District of Melville Roll of Honour

3 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
9 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 1721, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
9 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 1721, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
5 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 1721A, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1721A awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-05
Date unknown:	Involvement 1721, 27th Infantry Battalion

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