Wilson, James Alexander Campbell

 Person: id 54950
University connections
UWAUMelb
Event flag
World War I
Family name
Wilson
Given name(s)
James Alexander Campbell
Initials
J.A.C.
Gender
Male
Education notes
Passed the Dental Board of Victoria exams.
Worked & studied in England 1903 -1905

D.D.S noted in 1916-17 UWA calendar Roll of Honour NOT listed on Uni Melb Rolls
Survived
Survived WWI
OCRd book entry or other narrative
Commissioned in the 11th Australian Infantry Regiment in 1908, Wilson held the rank of captain in the 88th Perth Infantry by August 1914. He was appointed major in the Australian Imperial Force in May 1915 and served briefly at Gallipoli with the 28th Battalion. Invalided to England with amoebic dysentery, he was discharged as medically unfit in April 1916 on his return to Fremantle - from ADB entry
Visible notes
Led the establishment of dental classes at Perth Technical School in 1922 & the opening of Perth Dental Hospital in 1927.
ADB Entry ID
9139
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