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Surname | | WILSON |
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | | Edgar George |
Regimental Number | | 164 |
Rank | | Private |
Unit Name | | 2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles |
State | | Vic |
Extracts and Comments (from Sources as shown) | | Murray: Lance Corporal 8.9.1900 Corporal 4.12.1900. B5177: grazier aged 23. B5179: grazier from Sale Vic. URL1: Cpl. EG WILSON from Vic., indulgence passenger on 'Harlech Castle' 9.1901. URL2: S. Africa Details CCoy VMR (militia), grazier aged 24 at attestation 27.12.1899, 2nd Contingent. URL3: ?WILSON EG 448 Ranger enlisted Cattle Rangers 18.10.1901 discharged 31.12.1901 on disbandment in Bloemfontein.
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Source References | | Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 235 B5177: National Archives of Australia series B5177 B5179: National Archives of Australia series B5179 item A Syd. Herald : Sydney Morning Herald newspaper date(s) 27.9.1901
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External Link URL1 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14412357 |
External Link URL2 | | virts.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~surreal/AVG/Resources/mounted-rifles.html |
External Link URL3 | | www.britishmedals.us/files/127cattle.htm |
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