WILSON, Thomas Cornelius Bell
| Service Number: | 932 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cowpen Square, Blyth, Northumberland, England, 31 August 1888 |
| Home Town: | Weston, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 14 October 1917, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Grave XXI. C. 12. Personal Inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY THY WILL BE DONE |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Corporal, SN 932, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Corporal, SN 932, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 14 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, SN 932, 35th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 29 and the son of Eleanor Davison Knox, of 20, Cowpen Square, Blyth, Northumberland, England.
Next of kin-Mother, Mrs Eleanor Davison Wilson, [later Knox]20 Cowpen Square, Blyth, Northumberland, England.
Marriages Dec 1900
Knox John William Tynemouth 10b 313
Wilson Eleanor Davidson Tynemouth 10b 313
His attestation states his name as Cornelius Wilson but he appears to have served as Thomas Cornelius Wilson. CWGC inscribed his grave marker with Thomas Cornelius Wilson.
Real name: Thomas Cornelius Bell Wilson
Births Dec 1888 Wilson Thomas Cornelius B Tynemouth 10b 26.
1911 census
John Kno Head 39 Earsden, Northumberland
Elenor Knox Wife 45 Blyth, Northumberland
Margaret Knox Daughter 9 Blyth, Northumberland
Frances Knox Daughter 8 Blyth, Northumberland
Ethel Knox Daughter 6 Blyth, Northumberland
Beatrice Knox Daughter 4 Blyth, Northumberland
Hilda Knox Daughter 2 Blyth, Northumberland
John Willson Boarder 25 Blyth, Northumberland
Cornelius Willson Boarder 21 Blyth, Northumberland
Richard Willson Boarder 36 Blyth, Northumberland
Enlistment date 6 December 1915
Place of enlistment West Maitland, New South Wales
Rank on enlistment Corporal.
35th Battalion, C Company
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Lance Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll 62nd Battalion
Biography contributed by Robert Kearney
Enlisted and served under alias Cornelius Wilson
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