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Henry Lewis WILSON

Regimental number7315
Place of birthSeymour, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTelegraph linesman
AddressGoondiwindi, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.9
Height5' 7"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Robert Wilson, Chester Street, Oakleigh, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 December 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name6th Field Company Engineers, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/25/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star of Victoria on 31 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Corps Signal Company
FateReturned to Australia 12 July 1919
Discharge date25 November 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Wounded in action (remaining at duty), 19 October 1917.

Married Muriel Bessie UPSHALL, spinster, Parish Church, Woburn Square, London, 14 December 1917.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Indarra', 12 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 25 November 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, WILSON Henry Lewis

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