Lush WILSON

WILSON, Lush

Service Number: 3006
Enlisted: 24 August 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 50th Infantry Battalion
Born: Point McLeay, South Australia, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Point Pearce, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Circumstances of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Barmera Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials: Adelaide Commissioner of Public Works Roll of Honour, Raukkan Aboriginal Community War Memorial, Raukkan Mission Ngarrindjeri Anzacs Memorial
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World War 1 Service

24 Aug 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
6 Nov 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3006, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
6 Nov 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3006, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
7 Nov 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Afric
Date unknown: Wounded 3006, 50th Infantry Battalion

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Biography

Lush Wilson was an aboriginal Australian who enlisted in the AIF aged 21. Initial training was at the Mitcham Camp. He served several years overseas as an infantryman with the 50th Battalion. He fought on the Western Front and was Wounded In Action several times.