Augustus George Maryon-Wilson
Person details
| Forename(s) | Augustus George |
|---|---|
| Surname | Maryon-Wilson |
| Rank | Trooper |
| Regiment | [Australian Forces] Australian Imperial Force |
| Age | 34 |
| Death | Killed in action |
| Place of Death | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Date of Death | 15/05/1915 |
| Year of Entry | 1894 |
| House Letter | A |
| School Notes | |
| Comments |
Photo gives C squadron of 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment. 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade. KIA at Juirus Hill (?) on the Gallipoli Peninsula. [Carlyon's Gallipoli notes the brigade as being at Monash Valley on 15th - poss Quinn's Hill? Large massacre of the reg't there in August, may have conflated details.] Reg: "Trooper 2 Queensland Light Horse, Aust. Imp. Force 1914". CWGC: 2nd Australian Light Horse, between 13th and 14th May. Service no. 586. Buried Shrapnel Valley. Obituary in Radleian of 29/07/1915 |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-record... |
| Unit | 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment |
| Prefect | |
| Military Decorations | |
| Album Number | 8 |
| Battle | Gallipoli |
| Previous Regiment | - |
| Additional Notes | Added to Imperial War Museum 'Faces of World War One' project and Radley College War Memorial Flickr website on 11 March 2013 http://www.flickr.com/photos/radley_college_war_memorial/ |
| Burial or Cemetery | SHRAPNEL VALLEY CEMETERY, Turkey. III. F. 10. |
| Place of Birth | Great Canfield, Essex |
| Post School | Trinity College, Cambridge; Farmer |
| Shields in Hall |
