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WILSON, Robert Lindsay
Personal Details
| Service Number: | S15967 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 August 1940, Torrens Hall, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Army Troops Company/ies RAE |
| Born: | Londsdale, VIC, 27 February 1917 |
| Home Town: | North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | North Adelaide and Nailsworth Schools |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Died: | Adelaide, SA, 1 April 1967, aged 50 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens, Path 40 Grave 393A |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 13 Aug 1940: | Involvement Sapper, S15967 | |
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| 13 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Torrens Hall, SA | |
| 13 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S15967 | |
| 13 Nov 1945: | Discharged | |
| 13 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S15967, Army Troops Company/ies RAE |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Margaret and the late W WILSON of 15 Little Archer Street, North Adelaide, SA. Educated at North Adelaide and Nailsworth Schools, Robert followed sport and played soccer for a North Adelaide Club for several seasons. He was also fond of swimming. Robert was called into the Militia for three years, and completed training in March 1941 and was then called up for the duration in May 1941. He had attended a trade school for 2 1/2 years, went to Kelvinator Limited and then to Myers as an electrician.
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