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WILSON, Clarence William Gabriel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX53119 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia., 19 February 1918 |
| Home Town: | Timboon, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 21 June 1943, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Memorial Q. C. 2. Lae War Cemetery is located adjacent to the Botanical Gardens in the center of Lae., Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX53119 | |
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| 10 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX53119, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Nancy McAdie
Clarrence was the second child of Arthur Wilson & Ethel Hirst; he was born at Swan Hill, Victoria.
Biography contributed by Nancy McAdie
Camperdown Chronicle Friday 9 July 1943 page 4
TIMBOON SOLDIER
KILLED IN ACTION
Pte. C. Wilson, son of Mr. A. W and the late Mrs. Wilson, Timboon, has been officially reported killed in action.
A ceremony, in honor of the late Pte. Wilson, will be held at the Shire Hall, Cobden, on Wednesday next, at 2 p.m. Business people and residents are asked
to be present.