WILSON  S.

Given Names:  Stanley

               

Service Number:  2247

Unit:  11th Battalion, 6th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

 

Age:  32 Yrs  9 Mths

Occupation:  Pearler                                                                                                      

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  8½ In                  

Weight:  161 Lbs

Chest:  35-37 In

Hair:  Dark Brown

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Medium Dark

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  16/4/1915

Place:  Blackboy Hill, WA

Next of Kin:  FATHER  William Hamilton Wilson

Molesworth Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                      

Embarkation Date:  6/6/1915

Port:  Fremantle                                        

Ship:  HMAT Geelong A2

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Killed in action

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Disembarked: 

Unit:  11th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Sergeant

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  531

British War Medal:  14149

Victory Medal:  14092

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1882

Place:  Woodstock, Victoria                     

Father:  William Hamilton WILSON           

Mother:  Mildred Frances FOXTON

 

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 30/5/1916                          

Place: , France

Burial:  Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Served at Gallipoli and suffered dysentery

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Kew High School

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 306609

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

 

Kew Rotary