WILSON, Francis George
| Service Number: | 1834 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Bakewell, England, United Kingdom, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 15 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery Grave I. B. 16. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 1834, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, 1834, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Involvement Private, 1834, 5th Machine Gun Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1834 awm_unit: 5th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Another birth record but 1889 seems more correct.
Births Jun 1881 WILSON Francis George Burton 6b 397
Burton is an alternative name for Burton upon Trent and it spans the boundaries of the counties of Staffordshire and Derbyshire
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He had served 4 years in the 6th Battalion, Notts and Derbyshire Territorials.
His father was Thomas Wilson of New Street, Bakewell.
Bakewell is a small market town and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, well known for the local confections Bakewell pudding and Bakewell Tart. It is located on the River Wye, about thirteen miles southwest of Sheffield.
[The Roll of Honour web site records him as Frank G Wilson and as a Regimental Sergeant Major, 13th Battalion, A.I.F. who died 11th April 1916 in France.
He had been temporarily promoted to Sergeant as an instructor-he did die in France but on 15th April 1917.]
His birth appears to have been registered as George Francis
Births Sep 1889 Wilson George Francis Bakewell 7b 723.
He is remembered on the Bakewell War Memorial.
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