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WILSON, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 685 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 March 1917, Place of Enlistment Melbourne, Victoria. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Netherby, Victoria, Australia, 26 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tanner and Carrier |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 May 1953, aged 59 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 685, 10th Machine Gun Company, Place of Enlistment Melbourne, Victoria. | |
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| 21 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 685, 10th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 685, 10th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Suevic, Melbourne | |
| 24 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 37th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 39th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, Returned to Australia. |
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