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WILSON, Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6429 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, France, 6 September 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Railwaytown War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 20 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 6429, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 6429, 3rd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Armadale, Sydney | |
| 5 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 6429, 1st Field Company Engineers, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6429 awm_unit: 1st Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1916-09-05 |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE A. WILSON.
Mrs. R. M. Wilson, of Boulton-street, North Adelaide, has been, informed that her husband, Private Harry Wilson, was killed in action on September 5. He enlisted on August 11, 1915, and sailed from Sydney on March 21 last. Private Wilson was a well-known Broken Hill contractor. His mother, widow, and two young children live at the Barrier." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 21 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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