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WILSON, Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2031 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 June 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, NSW, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Warehouseman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 26 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Not recovered, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jun 1915: | Enlisted Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2031, 17th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2031, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney |
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Born 1879, son of George and Jane Wilson. Married Jessie Handley in 1905 and had a daughter Milba in Jan 1908. Enlisted in Jun 1915 at the age of 35. According to Service records and Red Cross Reports he departed Australia in Aug 15 for Galipoli, was promoted CPL in Dec 1915 and reverted to PTE in May 1916 on the Western Front. He was a 'bomber' in C Coy 17th Bn and went out in a party to hold a forward trench captured by a Welsh Bn in Munster Alley near Pozieres on the night of 26 Jul 16 when he was killed. His body was never recovered.