"Bert" Albert Rolfe WILSON

Born 23 May 1916 in Maldon, Victoria, Australia ^[16]
Son of Albert Rolfe WILSON and Emma MOORE ^[54]
Resided in Mullewa where he was a prominent member of their colts cricket team^{[5: 16-Apr-1937]}
Shifted to Carnamah in 1937 after his father became the proprietor of Smarts Popular Store in Carnamah ^{[5: 2 & 16-Apr-1937]}
Member of the Carnamah Cricket Club in 1936-37 ^{[5: 9-Apr-1937]}
Returned to Mullewa over the second weekend of April 1937 to play in one of the Mullewa Cricket Club's colt finals ^{[5: 16-Apr-1937]}
Member of the Carnamah Football Club in 1937 ^{[5: 14 & 21-May-1937]}
Resided in Mullewa prior to enlisting in the Australian Army on 21 April 1941^[16]
Private WX11748 in the Australian Army's 2/28th Battalion during the Second World War, and was a Prisoner of War ^[16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 1 August 1945 ^[16]
Married Shirley Corona WATSON in Perth in 1946 ^[66]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Mount Lawley ^[2]
Died 14 October 1983; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Lawn, C, 9) ^[2]

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