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WILSON, Hubert John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2064 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kempton, Tasmania, Australia, 19 November 1892 |
| Home Town: | Devonport, Devonport, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | East Devonport State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 5 August 1916, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Devonport Cenotaph, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2064, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2064, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 10 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2064, 26th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Hubert John Wilson, or 'Jack" as he was known, was one of the four sons of John Henry and Edith Mary Wilson, of East Devonport, Tasmania who enlisted for service in World War One.
His brother, 605 Company Sergeant Major Ronald Keith Wilson, Medal Militaire, 40th Battalion AIF, was later killed in action at Passchendaele on 12 October 1917, aged 22.