WILSON L.W.

Given Names:  Leslie William

Service Number:  2273

Unit:  57th Battalion, 4th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  18 Yrs   

Occupation:  Printer                                                                                                       

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Presbyterian

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  9½ In                  

Weight:  121 Lbs

Chest:  32-34 In

Hair:  Light Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Sallow

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  27/3/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  MOTHER  Mrs Margaret Wilson

15 Mary Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                           

Embarkation Date:  1/8/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Orsova A67

END OF WAR 

Status:  Killed in action

Ship:               

Embarked:      

Disembarked: 

Unit:  59th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:                                       

Place: 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  44400

Victory Medal:  43902

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  30/4/1899

Place:  Albert Park, Victoria                     

Father:  William WILSON                         

Mother:  Margaret HUNTER

MARRIAGE

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Spouse:  

DEATH

Date or Year: 13/5/1917                          

Place: Bullecourt, France                         

Burial:  No known grave,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 26/3/1917; remained on duty

Killed outright when a shell burst and partially buried him in the trench

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Auburn State School

Chalmers Presbyterian Church

Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 324682

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS