Regimental number | 2032 |
Place of birth | Byron Bay, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Minnesota Avenue, Five Dock, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs E Murty, Tabeal, Minnesota Avenue, Five Dock, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Second Supplement, No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917). |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot III, Row J, Grave No. 11), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 179 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Peter and Adelaide WILSON |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |