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WILSON, Henry
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 7789, 7789A, 7789, 7789A |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1917, Enlisted Maryborough, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kingston, Canada, 2 September 1877 |
| Home Town: | Mundubbera, North Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 6 July 1918, aged 40 years |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot X11, Row E, Grave 4, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mundubbera War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7789, 7789A, Enlisted Maryborough, Queensland | |
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| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 7789, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 7789, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 5 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 7789A, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7789A awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-05 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
26 December 1917 - Disembarked at Devonport, UK
5 January 1917 - Appointed Lance Corporal
17 April 1918 - Taken on strength 15 Battalion
18 April 1918 - Service number amended to 7789A due to duplication
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
15 May 1923 - Edith re married. Married name was then Edith Gehrmann. Claims were disallowed as she was now considered to be German Nationality and living in Germany