Edward Colin WILSON

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Service Number:	3246
Enlisted:	27 October 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Heidelberg, Banyule, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 11 July 1918
Cemetery:	Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Plot 1V, Row B, Grave 16, Vignacourt British Cemetery, Vignacourt, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Heidelberg Scots' Presbyterian Church Memorial Window WW1, Heidelberg Scots' Presbyterian Church Roll of Honor, Heidelberg War Memorial

27 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3246, Enlisted at Melbourne
16 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 3246, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 3246, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne

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19 February 1917 - Disembarked at Plymouth

14 June 1917 - Proceeded overseas to France from Southampton

19 September 1917 - Sprained ankle

5 July 1918 - Wounded in action, shell wounds to the legs

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal