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WILSON, James Laurence
Service Number: | 611 |
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Enlisted: | 9 November 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 8th Machine Gun Company |
Born: | Delagoo Bay South Africa, 1882 |
Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Sailor |
Died: | Edwardstown, SA, 8 July 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Kendrew Oval, Row 16, Grave 49. Interred on the 9 July 1952. Grant expires 31 December 2032 |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
9 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 611, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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17 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 611, 8th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Omrah embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
17 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 611, 8th Machine Gun Company, RMS Omrah, Melbourne | |
3 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
1 February 1918 - Returned to Australia on board Balmoral Castle
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
RSL Informatin
7 June 1918 - Joined Port Pirie Sub Branch
1 April 1942 - Transferred to Edwardstown Sub Branch; last known address was 22 DelLine Avenue, Edwardstown
He had pay owing to him in April 1919.