William Rainnie WILSON

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WILSON, William Rainnie

Service Numbers:	5930, Q228633, Q229443
Enlisted:	21 October 1916, Place of enlistment - Roma, Queensland
Last Rank:	Warrant Officer Class 1
Last Unit:	1st (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born:	Roma, Queensland, 18 February 1889
Home Town:	Roma, Maranoa, Queensland
Schooling:	Six Mile School, Roma, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Stockman
Memorials:	Roma Presbyterian Church Honour Roll, Town of Roma and Shire of Bungil WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

21 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5930, 26th Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment - Roma, Queensland
21 Oct 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5930, 26th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT 'A36' Boonah from Brisbane on 21st October 1916, disembarking at Plymouth, England on 10th January 1917
29 Jun 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 16th Machine Gun Company, 16th MG Coy - A transient unit raised as part of a proposal to create the 16th Brigade and 6th Division which was abandoned by Sept 1917 because it could not be manned.
7 Sep 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5930, 16th Machine Gun Company, Proceeded to France via Southampton
16 Jan 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 16th Machine Gun Company
1 Mar 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Unit re-designated
17 Jul 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Had been promoted to Temporary Corporal on 14th April 1918
20 Dec 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Had been promoted to Temporary Sergeant on 20th September 1918
6 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5930, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Granted indefinite leave subject to recall
9 Jan 1920:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Embarked on SS Megantic from Liverpool on 9th January 1920 disembarking in Australia on 27th February 1920

World War 2 Service

1 May 1942:	Involvement Corporal, Q228633
1 May 1942:	Enlisted
1 May 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, Q228633, 1st (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
12 Jan 1944:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, Q228633, 1st (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
12 Jan 1944:	Discharged
12 Feb 1944:	Involvement Warrant Officer Class 2, Q229443, Page missing from Enlistment Register
12 Feb 1944:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Warrant Officer Class 1, Q229443
21 Oct 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Warrant Officer Class 1, Q229443

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Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

Son of Willaim Rainne and Elsie Morrison Wilson of Roma. Brother of 3366 Sapper Alexander Wilson - 6th Field Company Engineers killed in action Pozieres, Somme Sector, France 27th July 1916 (1892) and 5931 Private John Wilson - 3rd Machine Gun Battalion returned to Australia 24th March 1919 (1890)

On 18th March 1919 granted leave till 17th June 1919 with pay only to farm at Pynsents Farm, Reading, owned by Alexander Walker Reid.

On 1st August 1919 married Anges Reid at St Michael's Church Tylehurst by Rector H.R. Cooper-Smith.

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