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Albert WILSON

Regimental number1120
True NameDYER, Edwin James
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address57 Market Street, South Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 10"
Weight155 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs Alice Mary Joy, 161 King Street, North Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date26 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentLance Corporal
Unit name37th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 3 June 1916
FateReturned to Australia 30 April 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date27 July 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'Karoola', 30 April 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 27 July 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death29 October 1960
Age at death75
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, WILSON Albert

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