George William WILSON

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Service Number:	4048
Enlisted:	24 August 1915, Enlisted at Hobart
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Beaconsfield, West Tamar, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Hairdresser
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 11 January 1918
Cemetery:	Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Plot 11, Row D, Grave 4, Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

24 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4048, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Hobart
24 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 4048, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
24 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 4048, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
10 Nov 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4048, 12th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the right arm and back
10 Jan 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4048, 12th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the groin, left leg and thigh

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Son of John George and Hannah Wilson of 'Wattle Grove', Beaconsfield, Tasmania

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