| Regimental number | 4916 |
| Place of birth | Berrigan, New South Wales |
| School | Mt Eliza State School, Mornington, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Address | Warra Road, Kooyong, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 4.5" |
| Weight | 126 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Mr W F Wild, c/o Mayne Nickles Co Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of teeth) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 18.11 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 18), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Walter and Rachel WILD |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 59th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, WILD Ernest Victor |
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