Regimental number | 1276 |
Place of birth | Melbourne Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Gladys Osborne Wilshire, Collins House, Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 36th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/53/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 35th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot Ii, Row C, Grave No. 8), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 126 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Osborne and Mary Louisa Howe WILSHIRE |
Family/military connections | Brother: Lt Sydney Harold WILSHIRE, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, killed in action, 31 July 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |