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Lance Corporal WILLIAM OVEREND WILSON

Service Number: 4000
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

31st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 25 May 1918

Age 25 years old

Buried or commemorated at

ADELAIDE CEMETERY, VILLERS-BRETONNEUX

III. H. 15.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service Australian
  • Awards Distinguished Conduct Medal
  • Additional Info Son of John Radcliffe Wilson and Marie Catherine Maud Wilson, of Mount Surprise Station, Frewhurst, Cairns, Queensland. Born Queensland.
  • Personal Inscription PRO REGE, LEGE, ET GREGE
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Buried or commemorated at

ADELAIDE CEMETERY, VILLERS-BRETONNEUX
Somme France
Number of casualties: 960
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