Date of birth | |
Other Names | Picton Clarence |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk in holy orders |
Address | Parramatta, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E M R Wilson, 'Devon', Boundary Street, Parramatta, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Chaplain (4th Class) |
Unit name | Chaplains' Corps |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Moldavia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Chaplain (Class 3) |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Chaplains' Department |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30706 (28 May 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165 (24 October 1918). |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | MA, Queen's College, Cambridge, England; Melbourne Theological College |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Cross Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 61 Date: |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 17 November 1915. Attached to 3rd Bn, Gallipoli, 3 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 29 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 22 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 March 1916, and allotted to 3rd Bn. Transferred to 3rd Australian Division Headquarters, 23 December 1916. Posted to 3rd Division Troops from 1st Infantry Brigade Ammunition Column, 23 December 1916. Attached to 3rd Division Headquarters from 3rd Bn, 1st Brigade Headquarters. Attached for duty to 11th Field Ambulance, 24 January 1917. Wounded in action, 11 June 1917 (gassed, shell: slight), admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to Ambulance Train No 3, 16 June 1917; admitted to 14th General Hospital, Wimereux, 17 June 1917; to England, 18 June 1917, andadmitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 19 June 1917; discharged to duty, 23 July 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 8 September 1917; marched into 3rd Division Headquarters, 14 September 1917. Transferred to 1st Infantry Brigade Headquarters, 14 September 1917. Granted temporary rank of Chaplain (3rd Class), 20 September 1917. Mentioned in Despatches. Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 15 June 1918 (influenza), and transferred same day to 18th Casualty Clearing Station; discharged to duty and rejoined unit, 19 June 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 25 July 1918; rejoined 3rd Bn from leave, 8 August 1918. Commenced return to Australia from Taranto, Italy, for 6 months' furlough, 8 October 1918; discharged, 25 December 1918. Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WILSON Bicton Clemence |