ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

WILSON, Hugh Reid

WILSON, Hugh Reid

Full Name: Hugh Reid

WILSON

Date of Birth: 06

–

1886

Place of birth: Ayr

Scotland

Occupation: Farmer

Address: Brunswick Junction WA

Next of Kin: Mother-Mary Wilson

Next of Kin Address: Cormiston Towers Lanarkshire Scotland

Religion: Presbyterean

Service Number: 2697

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 11th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-06-15

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-09-02

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date:

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KIA

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Pozieres, France

Age at Death: 30

Burial Location: inscription Villers Brettoneux Memorial-No known grave

17/06/1915-To 11th Battalion 8th Reinforcements
21/10/1915-Embarked Alexandria with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces for Mudros ex No. 1 Training Battalion Zeitoun Egypt
19/12/1915-Joined 11th Battalion “D” Company in the field Mudros Lemnos
7/01/1916-Disembarked Alexandria ex Lemnos
5/04/1916-Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria
25/07/1916-Reported MISSING IN ACTION France
25/07/1916-Reported KILLED IN ACTION Pozieres, France ( Court of Enquiry 20/06/1917 ).

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/1915 Star No. 5311

British War Medal No. 18015

Victory Medal No. 17945

Memorial Plaque/Scroll No. 326707.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Brunswick Junction War Memorial WA

Brunswick Junction Memorial Hall Roll of Honour WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT Panel No. 64

Villers-Brettoneux War Memorial France.