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WILSON, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 515 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 September 1914, Enlisted at Daylesford, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Trentham, Victoria, Australia, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Lyonville, Hepburn, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Timber Cutter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Courtney’s and Steel's Post Cemetery Special Memorial, Grave 58 Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out, Courtney's and Steel's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 515, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Daylesford, Victoria | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 515, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 515, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 27 Apr 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 515, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 515 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-04-27 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Steve Larkins
Next of kin given as his brother Frederick Wilson of Yarram, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal