WILSON, James Thomas
| Service Number: | 5243 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 January 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sale, 11 April 1898 |
| Home Town: | Dutson, Wellington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Dutson Primary |
| Occupation: | Boundary rider |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Ypres memorial http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1602044/WILSON,%20JAMES%20THOMAS , Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Sale Cenotaph, Sale Dutson Honor Roll, Seaspray War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5243, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5243, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5243, 59th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5243 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-26 |
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"Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, of Dutson, have received word that their son, James, had been killed in action. The deceased soldier, who was a grandson of the late Major Wilson, Was 19 years of age, and enlisted two years ago." - from the Gippsland Times 25 Oct 1917 (nla.gov.au)
"WILSON.- Died on the field of honour, France, in the recent great offensive, Corporal James T. Wilson, eldest loved son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Wilson, of Dutson, and grandson of the late Major J. Rylott Wilson, of Sale, aged 19. A brave young life nobly ended.
"O, rather envy him who faced
Our England's foes, with heart elate,
And unto whom 'tis given to taste
A glorious hour, a hero's fate."
WILSON.- A tribute to the memory of Corporal James T., eldest loved son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Wilson, of Dutson, and grandson of the late Major J. Rylott Wilson, of Sale, who fell on the field of honour, France, on September 26, 1917, aged 19. A brave young life nobly ended.
Sleep on, heroic soul; rest peacefully,
You have not lost, but conquered in the strife;
You've shown us duty's path, and fought through death
To glorious life." - from the Melbourne Argus 13 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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