WILSON A.O.

Given Names:  Albert Oliver

Service Number:  11962

Unit:  Supply Column 3, ASC 26                                                                                      

Rank:  Motor Transport Driver                                                                                         

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Age:  22 Yrs  6 Mths

Occupation:  Motor Mechanic                                                                                         

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Congregational

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  4½ In                  

Weight:  116 Lbs

Chest:  31-34 In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Dark

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  18/1/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  William Wilson

25 Davis Street, East Kew, Victoria                                                                                   

Embarkation Date:  5/6/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Afric A19

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Thermistocles                                  

Embarked:  12/6/1919                               

Disembarked:  8/8/1919

Unit:  4th Motor Transport Company                                                                                              

Rank:  Lance Corporal

Discharge Date:  22/9/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  47442

Victory Medal:  46217

Other:    Croix de Guerre

BIRTH

Date or Year:  31/7/1893

Place:  Richmond, Victoria                       

Father:  William WILSON                         

Mother:  Jessie (Jane Ann) ELDER

MARRIAGE

Year:  1920     

Place:             

Spouse: Elsie Catherine FIELD

DEATH

Date or Year: 17/9/1958                          

Place: Fitzroy, Victoria                             

Burial:  Kew Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Croix de Guerre (Belgian) recommendation dated 11/10/1918 for devotion to duty and untiring energy as driver of the GOC's motor car

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Kew Presbyterian Church

Auburn State School

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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