WILSON, Graeme Lang
| Service Number: | 230 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 September 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 12 June 1890 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Brisbane Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 19 May 1915, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli III F 22 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Grammar School Memorial Library WW1 Honour Board 2, Gatton Agricultural College HR, South Brisbane Bowling Club Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 230, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 230, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 230, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
| 12 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 230, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John P. and Fanny Campbell Wilson, of Whytecliffe St., Albion, Queensland.
Biography
"The news reported yesterday that Lance Corporal Graeme L. Wilson was killed in action at the Dardanelles is of sad interest to his circle of friends in Mackay and to practically the whole community of Plane Creek. He was about 23 years of age, and the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Wilson, of Brisbane. Along with his brothers Messrs. Roy and Norman Wilson, he was engaged in farming pursuits at West Plane Creek and was universally popular. Latterly he worked in the engineering shop of the Railway Department, in Mackay. He was keenly interested in football, and played for the Sunflowers. He was a member of the Presbyterian choir, and his name is on the Church Roll of Honour. To those who knew him, it was no surprise to learn he was one of the first to volunteer for the front. Like many another gallant soldier, he has made the supreme sacrifice for his King and country. Deep sympamy is felt for the bereaved parents, who strange to say have not been informed officially of the sad event. Miss Wilson, a sister, who was recently matron of the Brisbane Hospital, is serving in her nursing capacity at the front, and Mr. Norman Wilson is in the 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance now en route to Egypt." - from the Mackay Daily Mercury 10 Jun 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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