Frederick Gladstone WILSON

WILSON, Frederick Gladstone

Service Number: Officer
Enlisted: 18 November 1914, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 13th Infantry Battalion
Born: Sale, Victoria, Australia, 17 August 1890
Home Town: Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Business manager
Died: Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 26 April 1915, aged 24 years
Cemetery: Courtney’s and Steel's Post Cemetery
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sale Cenotaph
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World War 1 Service

18 Nov 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Melbourne, Victoria
22 Dec 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Biography

"European WAR...

Lieutenant F. G. Wilson, who was killed in action at, the Dardanelles, as reported in the list received on Wednesday, was a native of Sale, being a son of Mr F. Wilson, of the Victorian Railways. His mother was a Miss Cater, sister of Mr George Cater, of Sale. He was employed for some time by Herschell and Co. He belonged to E Company, 13th Battalion. He was only 24 years of age." - from the Traralgon Record 07 May 1915 (nla.gov.au)

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