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Leslie Walter WILSON

Regimental number1031
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
SchoolState School No 2885, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBaker
Address323 Swan Street, Burnley, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Robert Wilson, 323 Swan Street, Burnley, Victoria
Enlistment date12 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Company, Australian Machine Gun Corps
FateKilled in Action 23 April 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialVaulx Hill Cemetery, France
Commemoration detailsChafours Wood Cemetery Memorial No. 3, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
179
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Amelia WILSON
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSecond given name incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as Walker.

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