Regimental number | 1774 |
Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Bootmaker |
Address | Richmond, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 107 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Richard C Wilde, 179 Somerset Street, Richmond, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of chest measurement) |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Prahran, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 58th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/75/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 23), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 4 April 1916; disembarked Alexandria (date not recorded). Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Ferry Post, 25 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 2940610: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WILDE Kenneth Richard
Red Cross File No 2940610 |