| Date of enlistment | 9th July 1915 |
| Rank at enlistment | Private |
| Company | D Company |
| Significant events while with the AIF | Wounded in Action |
Summary of Private Wilson’s WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455
| Date | Location | Event |
| 14th December 1917 | Australia | Discharged |
| 22nd October 1917 | Australia | Disembarked at Melbourne |
| 27th August 1917 | England | Returned to Australia on NZHT 82 Pakeha |
| 14th April 1917 | England | Marched in to No.2 Command Depot Weymouth |
| 2nd March 1917 | England | Admitted 3rd Australian General Hospital Brighton |
| 1st March 1917 | France | Embarked from Calais on SS Antwerpen for England |
| 25th February 1917 | France | Wounded in Action – gunshot wound left elbow |
| 26th March 1916 | France | Disembarked Marseille |
| 19th March 1916 | Egypt | Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle |
| 8th January 1916 | Egypt | Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir |
| 25th October 1915 | Egypt | Disembarked Alexandria |
| 29th September 1915 | Australia | Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley |
| 3rd August 1915 | Australia | Assigned to 5th Reinforcements 22nd Battalion |
| 19th July 1915 | Australia | Marched into Broadmeadows depot |


FIRST WORLD WAR TIMELINE