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Patrick WILSON

Regimental number2974
Place of birthBungaree, Victoria
True NameREIDY, Patrick
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressStanwell Park Deviation Works, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 11"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinFriend, William McCutcheon, 30 Riley Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales
Previous military serviceEnlisted as Patrick REIDY, 2 March 1915; discharged, 8 April 1915 (medically unfit: gonorrhoea); re-enlisted as Patrick REIDY, 1 November 1915; discharged, 8 December 1915 ('unlikely to become an efficient soldier').
Enlistment date5 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name58th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/75/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 3 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateDied of disease 2 February 1918
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialSt Edith Churchyard, Haverstock, Wiltshire, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
166
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Andrew and Mary REIDY
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, WILSON Patrick

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