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William John WILSON

Regimental number2946
Place of birthBrighton, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressWarbrook, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, W Richardson Wilson, Warbrook, Western Australia
Enlistment date23 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 8 August 1916
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialPuchvillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 38), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
147
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Richardson and Annie Beatrice WILSON

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