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WILSON, Raymond Bede
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2418, R2418 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Mount Morgan, Qld., 1896 |
| Home Town: | Enoggera, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Memorials: | Maryborough St. Paul's Anglican Church Book of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2418, 15th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 5 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2418, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2418, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney | |
| 21 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, R2418, 3rd Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, R2418, 3rd Machine Gun Company, HMAT Suevic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
The name Rex came from his name being Raymond, shortened to Ray and because xray had recently come on the scene, he was Exray then Rexray then just Rex.
Many didn’t realise that Rex wasn’t his real name.
Son of James and Mary Wilson
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