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Herbert WILSON

Regimental number646
Place of birthHandorf South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressHahndorf, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Wilson, Hahndorf, South Australia
Enlistment date5 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 13 April 1919
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 3699 Pte Leslie Walter WILSON, 5th Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 22 July 1919; 4616 Pte Percival Victor WILSON, 5th Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 10 January 1919.
Date of death2 November 1945
Age at death66
Place of burialAIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia

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