WILSON, Bert
| Service Number: | 3000 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Williamstown, South Australia, 30 December 1894 |
| Home Town: | Williamstown, Barossa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 30 September 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Buried Lyssenthock/Poperinghe Plot 25 Row AA Grave 16A, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Crawford Roll of Honor, Williamstown Mt Crawford Honour Roll, Williamstown St. Peter's Anglican Church WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3000, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3000, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Wounded 3000, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Emms
Bert(ie) Wilson was the fifth child and second son of James (Jim) and Ellen (Nell) (HATTAM) WILSON of Mount Crawford Road, Williamstown. Before he left for overseas, he was presented with a wristlet watch and belt at the Williamstown Institute.
He died from multiple wounds at the Casualty Clearing Station, Remy, Belgium, 30 September, 1916.
His younger brother Clarence Crawford WILSON also served in World War 1 and later in World War 2.
Biography
"THE LATE CORPORAL WILSON.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Wilson, of Mount Crawford road, Williamstown, have received information of the death from wounds, on September 30, of their son, Lance-Corporal Bert Wilson, of the 32nd Battalion." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 27 Oct 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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