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WILDEN, William Roy
| Service Number: | 5667 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hindmarsh, South Australia, June 1891 |
| Home Town: | Brompton, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 5667 | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5667, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5667, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5667, 27th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, NYDN (shell shock) | |
| 2 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5667, 27th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, GSW left arm |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide High School
William Roy Wilden was born in Hindmarsh, South Australia, and worked as a laborer before enlisting in the war on April the 3rd, 1916 in South Australia. He had a mother named Ms. Catherine Wilden and his father's name is unknown. He moved to East Street, Brompton with his mother, and lived there. William Roy Wilden was 5 foot 5 ½ inches, had grey eyes, brown hair, and his religion was Methodist. He embarked on his journey to WW1 on the board HMAT A68 Anchises on the 28 August, 1916, to England. He was wounded multiple times during the war, on 20 September 1917 at Menin Road and on 2 September 1918 at Mont St Quentin. He served mainly in France on the front lines of the war and was sentenced to 6 months hard labour (later commuted) on 17 April 1917 for striking a superior officer. He returned to Australia on 4 January 1919 and he continued to live in Brompton in Australia, after the war. William Roy Wilden received an award for his service in France as a Soldier of the Australian army. Information about his death is unknown and where his grave and cemetery are located is also unknown.
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