Wilson, Robert

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University connections
USyd
Event flag
World War I
Family name
Wilson
Given name(s)
Robert
Initials
R.
Gender
Male
Military service
Wilson R. :: Private [ Gallipoli, France ]
Military awards
Wilson R. : M.M.
Survived
Survived WWI
Occupations
Wilson R. : Caretaker - University of Sydney @ University of Sydney : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]
Other events
Wilson R. : Military and health.Enlisted 1 Apr 1915
PDF of book entry
WILSON ROBERT.pdf [ file_data/pdfs_from_BOR pdf 14897 ]
OCRd book entry or other narrative
M.M., Caretaker, Law School: Private, 4th Battn., A.I.F., Gallipoli and France. Enlisting in April, 1915, served at Anzac, where injured, but was present at the Evacuation. Later, crossing to France, remained with regt. on the Somme and at Pozieres, where an emergency runner and stretcher-bearer, refusing transfer to work behind the lines. Returned to Australia, invalided, in 1917. Awarded M.M. at Pozieres.
Person type (special flags)
University staff member, no Aust. tertiary education
Discovering Anzacs
https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/records/329678
Australian War Memorial
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1530732
Other URLs
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/86085959?searchTerm=%22robe...de=191|||l-year=1917
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BOR Archives File
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