Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Pte John Wilson with is wife Emily and daughter Dais, taken circa 1917 at
Leighton Studios, Moonee Ponds. Courtesy of Nereda Shute.
Wilson J Pte 685 John 10 MG Bn 23 Tanner and currier Married Meth
Address: Moonee Ponds, McPherson St, 80
Next of Kin: Wilson, Emily Victoria, Mrs, wife, 80 McPherson St, Moonee Ponds
96 Railway Place, Newmarket by 8/9/1919
Enlisted: 16 Mar 1917
Embarked: A29 Suevic 21 Jun 1917
Taken on strength of 37 Inf Bn 24 Dec 1917, after completing training in England.
Transferred to 39 Inf Bn 12 October 1918.
Emily sent this portrait of herself and their little daughter Daisy to her husband while he was
abroad with the AIF, circa 1918. Courtesy of Nereda Shute.
Sources for 37th Infantry Battalion:
Jim's story, with the 37th Battalion A.I.F. , introduced, edited and set in context by Mary Reddrop. Spectrum, Melbourne, 1982.
The Thirty-Seventh : history of the Thirty-Seventh Battalion A.I.F. / by N.G. McNicol, Modern Printing, Melbourne: 1936
History of 37th Battalion, C.B. Story. http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/185121
37th Infantry Battalion Unit War Diary, Australian War Memorial
War Service Commemorated
Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours