WILSON, Charles Henry
| Service Number: | 1699 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Bodangra, New South Wales, Australia, 26 September 1895 |
| Home Town: | Merrygoen, Warrumbungle Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Merrygoen, New South Wales, Australia, 17 April 1931, aged 35 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Coonabarabran General Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1699, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1699, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1699, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 5 Jan 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1699, 12th Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Dernancourt/Ancre |
Help us honour Charles Henry Wilson's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Charles Henry Wilson was wounded in action (shrapnel wound, neck) with the 45th Battalion on 9 October 1917. He was detached for duty with 12th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery, 5 April 1918 and soon after was recommended for “great gallantry and endurance as a runner near Albert on 5 April 1918 between Battery H.Q. and the forward guns, returning to assist the wounded back to where the stretchers could get them. His liaison work with the infantry was of the greatest service.”
He was awarded a Military Medal and was again wounded in action (second occasion), during September 1918 but remained on duty.
He returned to Australia during May 1919 and took up a parcel of land near Quambone, NSW, issued by the Warren Land Board. He passed away in 1931, at only 36 years of age, and his death may have been attributed to war service.