S11389
WILLSON, Walter Reginald
| Service Numbers: | 235, S65257 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 June 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Penneshaw, SA, 7 March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Memorials: | Kingscote Kangaroo Island WW1 Roll of Honour, Penneshaw Kangaroo Island Men Roll of Honor WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 235, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 235, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 235 |
World War 2 Service
| 18 Jun 1942: | Involvement Private, S65257 | |
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| 18 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Penneshaw, SA | |
| 18 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S65257 | |
| 31 Oct 1945: | Discharged |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Honoured Military Medal | |
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| Date unknown: | Wounded 235, 27th Infantry Battalion |
WW1
Walter Reginald WILLSON
Regimental number 235
Religion Church of England
Occupation Farmer
Address America Beach, Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 23
Next of kin Father, Charles Danford Willson, America Beach, Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Enlistment date 27 January 1915
Rank on enlistment Corporal
Unit name 27th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/44/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 31 May 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll Anzac Provost Corps
Fate Effective abroad (still overseas)
Medals
Military Medal
'This N.C.O. was in charge of this Straggler and Traffic Post duty at BIRR Cross Roads - MENIN Road from the 20th September 1917. He was on continuous duty for 72 hours and frequently under heavy shell fire. On one occasion when a motor lorry was hit at the cross roads he collected a party and under very heavy shell fire managed to clear the road at once, thereby preventing what would otherwise have been a serious congestion of traffic at a most crucial point of the MENIN Road.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31
Date: 7 March 1918
Submitted 27 July 2015 by Jenny Flory
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