William Frederick WILMOTT

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WILMOTT, William Frederick

Service Number:	6
Enlisted:	27 August 1914
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Waratah, Tasmania, Australia, August 1891
Home Town:	Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Mechanical & Motor Engineer
Died:	Wounds, Villers Bretonneaux, France, 25 April 1918
Cemetery:	St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens Plot XIII, Row A, Grave No. 3
Memorials:	Launceston Cenotaph, Newham State School No 1913 Honor Roll

World War 1 Service

27 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6, 12th Infantry Battalion
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement 6, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked 6, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart
1 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 52nd Infantry Battalion
17 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 52nd Infantry Battalion
17 Jun 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 52nd Infantry Battalion
18 Apr 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 52nd Infantry Battalion
24 Aug 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 52nd Infantry Battalion, GSW though left leg at Messines - severe
25 Apr 1918:	Involvement Captain, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1918-04-25

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

From Federation University Australia Pipe Band

Captain Frederick Wilmot was a drummer in the Ballarat and District Caledonian Pipe Band.

Frederick enlisted on 25th August 1914. He was at the landing at Gallipoli, and was wounded on four separate occasions. He died of wounds incurred during the fighting around Villers-Bretonneux on 25th April 1918 and is buried in St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, France.

Frederick was 29 years old and left behind a widow and only child.

Plaque no 521. Avenue of Honour, Ballarat.

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