WILSON, William Henry
| Service Number: | 3000 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yass NSW, 11 March 1898 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Yass |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Lung Cancer, Concord Hospital NSW, 6 August 1968, aged 70 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Yass & District WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 3000, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 3000, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney |
William Henry Wilson
William Henry Wilson is my grandfather. He was born in Yass NSW in 1898. He enlisted like most men of his era in the AIF when he was 18. He enlisted at Goulburn NSW and was placed into the 56th Battalion and was seriously wounded at the Battle of Polygon Wood in 1917. He recovered from his injuries and continued to serve on the front as an Ambulance driver until the end of the war. He returned to Australia in 1919 and lived at Yass until his death in 1968. He is buried at Yass cemetery.
Submitted 23 March 2015 by Paul Comino
Biography
William Henry Wilson was my grandfather. He was born in Yass NSW and at teh age of 18 years and 1 month joined the 56th Battlion and fought on the Western Front. He had never been out of Yass prior to this. He was seriously wounded in the Battle of Polygon Wood in 1917. He recovered and stayed in France as an ambulance driver.
HIs Service Medals were the British War Medal and Victory Medal
He loved Australia and when he returned in 1919 he never ventured much out of Yass. He was a simple man who liked fishing and rabbiting. He loved a beer and drank Diner Ale with his evening meal.
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