WILSON, John
| Service Number: | 901 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia, 30 January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Oaklands, Urana, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, buried at sea, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 20 September 1915, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 901, 7th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 9 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 901, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 901, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 20 Sep 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 901, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 901 awm_unit: 7 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-09-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
John landed on Gallipoli in late May with the Light Horse. He was severely wounded at the Gallipoli Peninsula on 16 September 1915 and died of his wounds (amputation of his left leg) on board Hospital Ship "Somali" 4 days later and was buried at sea.
His younger brother, 2664 Private Samuel Cecil Wilson 39th Battalion AIF was killed in action, 12 October 1917. Age 20.
Another brother 2663 Private Bertie Edward Wilson 39th Battalion AIF survived the war and returned to Australia in March 1919.
A fourth brother VX38519 Percy Wilson AASC, died of illness as POW, 18 January 1944, age 41. He is buried in Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand.
Urana Independent 15 October 1915. "News has been received by Mr. and Mrs. S Wilson, of Oaklands, that their son Jack, who was wounded in action at Gallipoli, has since died from the wounds he received. Jack was among the first to enlist from Oaklands. General sympathy is expressed for the bereaved ones in the loss they have sustained. They have the satisfaction of knowing that the young fellow proved himself a hero and gave his life in response to his country's call."
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