WILSON, John
| Service Number: | 5109 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 February 1916, Warragul, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cork, Ireland, November 1884 |
| Home Town: | Neerim, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Neerim State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, United Kingdom, 25 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5109, Warragul, Victoria | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5109, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5109, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1917: | Wounded Private, 5109, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), GSW (thigh) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date – 25th May…… John Wilson was born in 1884 at Corron North, Co. Cork, Ireland.
Ellen Wilson, mother of John Wilson (junior), died in 1888 at Corran Leap, County Cork, Ireland.
According to information supplied by his brother Frank Wilson for the Roll of Honour – John Wilson came to Australia when he was 8 years old. It was also stated that John Wilson had been in the Neerim Rifle Club for 3 years.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 17th February, 1916 as a 31 year old, single, Farmer from Neerim, Victoria.
Private John Wilson, Service number 5109, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Ayrshire (A33) on 3rd July, 1916 with the 6th Infantry Brigade, 22nd Infantry Battalion, 13th Reinforcements & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 2nd September, 1916.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
On 3rd September, 1916 Private Wilson was taken on strength of 6th Training Battalion in England. He proceeded overseas to France on 12th November, 1916 on S.S. Victoria from 6th Training Battalion in England. He was marched in to 2nd A.D.B.D. (Australian Divisional Base Depot) at Etaples, France on 13th November, 1916. Private Wilson proceeded from 2nd A.D.B.D. on 25th November, 1916 to join his Battalion & was taken on strength of 22nd Battalion in the Field on 11th December, 1916.
He reported sick on 19th December, 1916 & was admitted to 7th Field Ambulance with Pyrexia (fever). (Note: no record of when he was discharged & returned to his Battalion).
Private John Wilson was wounded in action on 3rd May, 1917. He was admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance on 3rd May, 1917 with G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to Thigh then transferred & admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital at Rouen, France on 6th May, 1917. Private Wilson embarked for England on 19th May, 1917 on Hospital Ship “West Australia.”
On 20th May, 1917 Private Wilson was admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, England with G.S.W & fractured right Thigh.
Private John Wilson died at 11.45 pm on 25th May, 1917 at 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, England from wounds received in action in France – G.S.W right Thigh & (secondary) Haemorrhage.
He was buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England where around 360 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/tu---z.html
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