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Charles Agnew Corbett Wilson
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 24/01/1897 |
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Place of birth: Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa |
General information
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Profession: Clerk |
Army information
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Country: Australia |
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Force: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rank: Gunner |
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Service number: 26792 |
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Enlistment date: 07/03/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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Units: — Australian Field Artillery, 49th Bty. 13th Bde. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 23/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Westhoek - Nonnebossen (J.8.c.), Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 20 |
Cemetery
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Hooge Crater Cemetery Plot: IV Row: E Grave: 5 |
Distinctions and medals 3
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1914-15 Star Medal |
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place |
My story
Charles was part of the 49th Battery, 13th Brigade Australian Field Artillery, B group 5th Australian Divisional Artillery, 5th Australian Division. His battery was probably stationed close to the small Westhoek Cemetery. An 5.9 enemy howitster was firing on J.8.c. Charles was probably killed due to this shelling. After the war he was exhumed to reburied in the Hooge Crater Cemetery.
Sources 2
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First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455). https://www.naa.gov.au/ Sources used |
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Headquarters, 13th Australian Field Artillery Brigade (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 13/40). https://www.awm.gov.au/ Sources used |
More information 3
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The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=327437 |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/26792 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=7f697a42-36a2-4845-8e6c-68a3e0d83e0c |