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WILSON, Percy Lawrence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7182 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 October 1912 |
| Last Rank: | Stoker |
| Last Unit: | HMAS AE1 (Submarine) |
| Born: | Byron Creek, New South Wales, Australia, 9 August 1889 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Permanent RAN |
| Died: | Drowned in accidental loss of vesse), St George's Channel, New Pomerania, Bismarck Archipelago, German New Guinea, 14 September 1914, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crib Point RAN WW1 Roll of Honour (Panel 1), Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea, Teneriffe Submariners Walk |
Service History
Non Warlike Service
| 14 Oct 1912: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, 7182 |
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World War 2 Service
| 14 Oct 1912: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 7182, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) |
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World War 1 Service
| 25 May 1914: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Stoker, 7182, HMAS AE1 (Submarine), German New Guinea |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His younger brother 2032 Sergeant John Swainson Wilson 5th Machine Gun Company AIF. Mentioned in Despatches. Killed in action 19th September 1917. Age 25.
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