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WILSON, George Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5124 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Romsey, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia, 16 December 1882 |
| Home Town: | Seddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machine hand |
| Died: | Died post-discharge of tuberculosis, Ivanhoe, Banyule City, Victoria, Australia, 29 September 1919, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lancefield Cemetery Plot: C.E. 196L |
| Memorials: | Romsey Soldiers Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1917: | Involvement Private, 5124, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Dec 1917: | Embarked Private, 5124, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Son of Sarah Jane and Alexander Wilson of Tullamarine, Victoria. Husband of the late Lyall Wilson. George enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 27 August 1917. He served with the 29th Battalion, Private, Service No. 5124. He returned to Australia on 23 July 1918 and was discharged medically unfit on 21 October 1918.
He is a recent addition to the roll of Great War Dead-he was accepted for commemoration, after research, on 3 March 2017.