WILSON, William Charles
| Service Numbers: | 79, 14528 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Sea Transport Staff |
| Born: | North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 3 March 1882 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Cardiac Failure, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 31 July 1961, aged 79 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked 79, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement 79, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement 14528, Sea Transport Staff, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked 14528, Sea Transport Staff, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney |
William's service
William Charles Wilson enlisted on the 8th February 1915. Service number 79. Posted A Squadron 4th Light Horse Brigade, 1th Light Horse Regiment. Occupation on enlistment - wireless operator. Embarked for Egypt on Troopship Medic. Sent home from Egypt on troopship Karoola after Appendicitis operation at No 1 field Hospital Heliopolis. Discharged 13 March 1916 in Brisbane - reason Incisional Hernia. Reenlisted on 26 May 1916. New service number 14528. Unit No 3 Sea Transport Section. Continuous service between Australia and England on troopships Marathon and Ulysses, serving with Australian Army Medical Corp. Discharged medically unfit again in Brisbane 1st December 1917. Rank Quarter Master Sergeant.
Service medals:
1914-15 Star - medal no 9250
British War Medal - medal no 4496
Victory Medal - medal no 4428
Submitted 12 June 2021 by Leonard Ramsay
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