Regimental number | 3984 |
Place of birth | Beetham, Westmoreland, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 22 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Miss E Smithers, Mack Street, Yarram, Gippsland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs D Varley, Sedgwick, Kendal, Westmoreland, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Terlincthun British Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 31), Wimille, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 49 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 8 March 1916 (pyrexia, unknown origin: tonsillitis); discharged to duty, 16 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 29 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 4 April 1916; taken on strength, 6th Bn, in the field, 17 May 1916. Admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, 23 January 1917 (quinsy), and transferred to Corps Rest Station, and then to 38th Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 22, 25 January 1917, and admitted to 12th General Hospital, Rouen, 26 January 1917; to No 2 Convalescent Depot, 31 January 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 8 February 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 7 March 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 31 August 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 12 September 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 11 February 1918; rejoined Bn from leave, 2 March 1918. Wounded in action, 4 June 1918 (gun shot wound, face), and admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance; transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, 5 June 1918; to No 7 Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 5 June 1918; to No 83 General Hospital, 7 June 1918. Died of wounds, 16 June 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name recorded incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as Thomas Anderson WILSON. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WILSON Thomas Anderton |