Wilson, Albert Porter

Personal Details

SurnameWilson
First nameAlbert
Middle namePorter
Date of birth22/10/1916
Place of birthMuttaburra, Qld
Date of death25/11/1942
Place of deathNew Guinea
Cause of death

Wounds

Details

Son of Joseph Wilson & Mary Macdonald m.01/06/1892

Brother of –
Euphemia Carstairs b.13/01/1893
Mary Josephine b.24/09/1895
William Herbert b.03/06/1897
Maggie b.26/11/1898
Elizabeth Frances b.21/03/1900
John b.18/07/1901
Agnes Hay b.27/06/1903
Joseph Andrew b.21/06/1905
Annie Florence May b.12/12/1908
Edith Alice b.05/03/1912
Laura Winifred b.18/09/1914

School Records

Muttaburra State School
Start Date1922
PositionStudent

War Records

Conflict

ServiceAustralian Army
Service numberQX12473
Date of enlistment28/07/1940
Locality of enlistmentMuttaburra, Qld
Place of enlistmentRockhampton, Qld
Next of kinMary Wilson (mother)
Date of death25/11/1942
Place of deathNew Guinea
Cause of deathWounds
Memorial panel

60 Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial
Buried Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea –
Grave A6.F.24.

Posting at discharge2/31 Infantry Battalion
RankPrivate
Roll of honourMuttaburra
Source

AWM147 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, 2nd AIF (Australian Imperial Force) and CMF (Citizen Military Force)

Notes

Previous occupation – Labourer, Muttaburra