WILSON, Samuel Cecil
| Service Number: | 2664 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 July 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia, 15 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Oaklands, Urana, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Oaklands Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2664, 39th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2664, 39th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2664, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
From information in the Red Cross file of Samuel Wilson, he was killed on the 13 October 1917 while taking part in an advance on Passchendaele. He was killed with 2 other men when struck by another shell whilst sheltering in an old shell hole. He was only just 20 years of age and has no known grave.
Urana Independent 9 November 1917.
"Word has been received in Oaklands that Pte Samuel Wilson, son, of Mr. and Mrs. S. Wilson, has been killed in action in France. This is the second son who has given his life for his country, for his elder brother, James, was killed about 18 months ago. Pte S. Wilson was under 20 years of age, and enlisted with his younger brother, Bert, after his brother James was killed. Great sympathy is expressed for the bereaved parents in their great loss."