WILSON, Peter
| Service Number: | 2404 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 October 1915, Gilgandra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Nyngan, NSW, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Gilgandra, Gilgandra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Gilgandra Coo-ee March Gallery, Gilgandra NSW 100th Anniversary of The Cooee March |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2404, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Gilgandra, NSW | |
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| 18 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2404, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Palermo embarkation_ship_number: A56 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2404, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Palermo, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Peter was with the 7th Light Horse Regiment at Menangle Park NSW when he embarked for Egypt on April 18, 1916 aboard the Palermo. He trained at Tel el Kabir and was assigned to the 1st Field Squadron Engineers. Sapper Wilson was involved in the defense of the Suez Canal and the pursuit of the Turks through to the Battle of Romani. In 1917 the advance continued to the victories of Beersheba, Gaza and Jerusalem. In Jerusalem he injured his hand when he was thrown from a wagon in the line of duty. However, he was back with his unit in time to see the armistice signed on October 31, 1918 between the British and the Ottoman Empire, ending the war in Palestine. Fate Peter finished his service in Kantara with the AIF Headquarters as a Driver and returned to Australia aboard the Malta on July 3, 1919 and was discharged on September 29, 1919.
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