Place of birth | Kildare, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Government servant |
Address | Oak Street, Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Camille Hyacinthe Wilson, Oak Street, Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the 1st Essex Volunteers; Cape Military Police; Royston's Horse Brigade; Cape Field Artillery. |
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Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Fate | Discharged |
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War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, Egypt, 22 March 1916; transferred to 5th Field Artillery Brigade, Serapeum, 5 April 1916; posted to 51st Battery, Ferry Post, 25 April 1916; promoted to Lieutenant (substantive), Moascar, 5 June 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916; transferred to Trench Mortar Battery; 4 July 1916. Admitted to 31st General Hospital, Calais, 31 July 1916; rejoined unit in the filed, 11 August 1916. Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 16 August 1916 (hernia); transferred to 7th General Hospital, Boulogne, 21 August 1916; to England, 2 September 1916; admitted to 2nd Eastern General Hospital, Brighton, England, 2 September 1916; discharged from hospital, 25 September 1916; marched in to Perham Downs Command Depot, 28 September 1916. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Wiltshire', 12 November 1916; disembarked Sydney, 31 December 1916; appointment terminated, 21 April 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WILSON George Herbert |