Edward Henry WILSON

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Service Number:	262
Enlisted:	16 October 1914, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	8th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, August 1884
Home Town:	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grazier
Died:	Died of Illness, Egypt, 18 March 1916
Cemetery:	Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wagga Wagga Cenotaph, Wagga Wagga Victory Memorial Arch

16 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 262, Melbourne, Victoria
25 Feb 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 262, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
25 Feb 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 262, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne
16 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 262, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli
7 Aug 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 8th Light Horse Regiment
17 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Light Horse Regiment
18 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-03-18

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