WILSON, Frank Costella

Son of Francis Wilson (d. 30 Jan. 1908), bank officer with the London Bank and Lavinia (nee Stevens) (d.10 Mar 1902). Born city of Melbourne on 21 January 1889.  Enlisted at Melbourne 26 July 1915.  Age 26 years 7 months.  5ft 6.25ins.  Complexion medium, eyes light blue, hair brown.  Occupation clerk.  Next of kin his sister, Eva Wilson of 50 George Street, East Melbourne. Another sister, Louisa, also lived at this address.  A brother, Matthew Wilson, schoolmaster at Melbourne Grammar, lived at 203 George Street.  Other siblings were Mary, Margaret and Charles Mayberry, a past student of University High.

Embarked 18 November 1915.  Disembarked Suez 15 December 1915.  On 11 February 1916 at Tel-el-Kabin he was awarded 6 days C.C. for 'conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline in that he absented himself from parade without leave'.  On 14 March 1916 proceeded to Alexandria to join British Expeditionary Forces.  Disembarked Marseilles 19 March 1916.  Transferred to 4th Brigade Headquarters Staff 22 April 1916. Promoted provisional corporal 29 May 1916. Transferred to 3rd Divisional Amunition Column. 15 July 1916. Promoted to acting sergeant while in England. Proceeded overseas to France 24 November 1916.  Reverts to Bomb. by order of C.O. 20 November 1916.  Transferred to 8th Field Artillery Brigade 23 January 1917.  Admitted to hospital with V.D. 3 September 1917 followed by a month's leave in England.  Back in hospital in January 1919.  Leave again in England. Promoted from Bdr. to Temporary Sergeant. 17 April 1919.  Embarked England for Australia 27 May 1919. Returned 18 July 1919. Discharged 12 September 1919.

He married Annie Whittaker Baker c. 1925.  In 1949 his address was 45 Crystobel Crescent, Hawthorn, Vic.  He was still there in 1957 when his wife died. He died at Heidelberg in 1966.