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WILSON, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 187 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 February 1915, Enlisted in Pert Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yorkeshire, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Katanning, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Wooroloo, Wooroloo, Western Australia, Australia, France, 12 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Wooroloo Cemetery, Western Australia Plot c, Row E, Grave 16, Wooroloo Cemetery, Wooroloo, Western Australia, Australia, Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 187, Enlisted in Pert Western Australia | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 187, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 187, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
3 March 1915 - Taken on strength, Gallipoli
29 December 1915 - To hospital - Bronchitis. Diagnosis changed to Phtusus
Returned to Australia 28 January 1916 on board Kanoara suffering from Phthisis Pulmonalis. For discharge
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal