BILSON, John Henry
| Service Number: | 10974 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Sheffield, Tasmania, Australia, 30 April 1896 |
| Home Town: | Latrobe, Latrobe, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 1967, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Kentish Municipality Honour Roll Mural |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 10974, 10th Field Company Engineers | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Driver, 10974, 10th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Driver, 10974, 10th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 20 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 10974, 10th Field Company Engineers, per HT Nestor | |
| 16 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 10974, 10th Field Company Engineers |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
John was the ninth of eleven children of William James Bilson (born 1855 in Rubicon, Victoria) and Elizabeth Mary Butler (born 1857 in Rubicon, Tasmania). William and Elizabeth farmed in Tasmania and then in Mirboo in Gippsland, Victoria.
John was farming at Mirboo in Gippsland, Victoria in March 1916 when he enlisted in the AIF, serving as a Sapper/Driver (Service no: 10974) with 10th Field Engineers. He was Discharged in August 1919 and returned to Victoria and resumed farming.
Older brother William Raymond served with the AIF (Service No: 5973).
In 1920 in Drouin, Victoria John married Agnes Irene Crole (born 1897 in Meeniyan, Victoria). John and Agnes farmed at Drouin until 1928 when they moved to Preston in Melbourne, Victoria where John worked as a Labourer and as a Fitter. John died in 1967 and Agnes in 1971