WILSON, John Alexander
| Service Number: | 2733 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Vic., 1896 |
| Home Town: | Torquay, Surf Coast, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Memorials: | Puebla Parish Honor Roll, Torquay Point Danger War Memorial, Waurn Ponds Shire of South Barwon Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 13 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2733, 2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
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| 18 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2733, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2733, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne |
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Military Medal
'During operations near MONTBREHAIN, north of ST. QUENTIN, on 5th October, 1918, he acted as a Company runner., and carried out his work with great gallantry. During the morning, from the time the attack started he was kept going the whole time carrying messages under heavy rifle, machine gun and shell fire. The Company sector was a wide one and the posts necessarily scattered, but he displayed great skill and determination in keeping in touch with the progress of the operation, which greatly facilitated the receipt and despatch of messages.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 119
Date: 17 October 1919
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