Clarence Edward WILSON

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WILSON, Clarence Edward

Service Number:	977
Enlisted:	2 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cowra, New South Wales, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Schooling:	Wagga Wagga Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Wagga Wagga Cenotaph, Wagga Wagga Victory Memorial Arch

World War 1 Service

2 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 977, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 977, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 977, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of James and May Wilson of Wagga Wagga, NSW

Next of kin was given as his sister Elvy Wilson of Wagga Wagga, NSW.

Brother of Colin Campbell Wilson MM who returned to Australia on 19 June 1919 having served with the 20th Battalion; Alfred James Wilson who returned to Australia on 9 March 1919 having served with the 20th Battalion and Walter Bruce Wilson who enlisted in NZ and was discharged in NZ on 2 June 1919 having served with the 2nd Battalion. Also served in WW2

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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