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WILSON, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7348 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 November 1916, Hobart, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7348, 12th Infantry Battalion, Hobart, Tas. | |
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| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 7348, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 7348, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 23 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7348, 12th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Killed in action near Meteren, France |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
"Mr Frank Wilson of Frankland Street received the sad news on Saturday that his son Private Charles Wilson had been killed in action in France on April 23rd. Previous to enlisting Pte Wilson was employed by Mr Harry Goodluck. Deceased was a good sport and a prominent player in the Central Football Club."
The Weekly Courier 16th May 1918
Source: tasmanianwarcasualties.com
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