2479 John WILSON

Date of enlistment	20^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company	Transferred to 2^nd Pioneer Battalion
Significant events while with the AIF	Hospitalised sick on three occasions

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
27^th April 1918	Australia	Discharged – medically unfit (hernia)
21^st March 1918	Australia	Disembarked Euripides
30^th January 1918	England	Returned to Australia on A14 Euripides
24^th December 1917	England	Marched in to No.2 Command Depot Weymouth from France
23^rd December 1917	Belgium	Classed unfit for service due to age and rheumatism
27^th April 1917	France	Marched in to 2ADBD Etaples
21^st April 1917	France	Admitted to 2^nd Convalescence Depot Rouen
17^th April 1917	France	Admitted to 56^th CCS hospital – sick (PUO)
6^th February 1917	France	Re-joined Unit
31^st January 1917	France	Admitted to hospital – sick (myalgia)
25^th August 1916	France	Re-joined Unit from Baggage Guard
21^st August 1916	France	Marched out to Unit
17^th August 1916	France	Marched in to 2ADBD from England
15^th July 1916	England	Proceeded to England – kit bag guard
May 1916	France	To hospital – trench fever
26^th March 1916	France	Disembarked Marseille
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle
13^th March 1916	Egypt	Transferred to 2^nd Pioneer Battalion, Moascar
8^th January 1916	Egypt	Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir
25^th October 1915	Egypt	Disembarked Alexandria
29^th September 1915	Australia	Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
12^th September 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
28^th July 1915	Australia	Marched into Broadmeadows depot