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WILSON, George Richard

Service Numbers:	472, 596
Enlisted:	8 January 1915
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	11th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Torrensville, South Australia, 2 July 1881
Home Town:	Torrensville, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Drover
Died:	Lockleys, South Australia, 10 April 1962, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia General AF, Path 6, Grave 137.
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Trooper, 472, 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen

World War 1 Service

8 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 596, 11th Light Horse Regiment
2 Jun 1915:	Embarked Corporal, 596, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane
2 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 596, 11th Light Horse Regiment
2 Jun 1915:	Involvement Corporal, 596, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
29 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 596, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli
6 Sep 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 9th Light Horse Regiment
22 Feb 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 596, 11th Light Horse Regiment
13 Dec 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 596, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps
20 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 596, 11th Light Horse Regiment

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