Alfred Edward WILTON
Born 3 May 1910 in Arrino, Western Australia [16]
Son of Walter WILTON and Charlotte POOLE [--]
Resided with his parents in Arrino and later in Three Springs [19]
He went shooting with Ernest E. W. BRIMSON and his brother Walter A. WILTON in Three Springs on 25 November 1923 [86]
He had a shotgun and Ernest and Walter small bore rifles, and after shooting rabbits and parrots they went to a dam for water [86]
While his gun was on the ground it discharged, having possibly been knocked, and shot his brother Walter in the buttuck [86]
Ernest ran to Mrs Minnie M. WATSON's farmhouse and she returned to rush him to Three Springs for medical attention [86]
Local doctor James P. MCALEER found "that the injury was a rather serious one" [86: 27-Nov-1923]
Labourer in Three Springs 1931-1935 [19] [50]
Member of the Three Springs Cricket Club in 1934-35 [4: 15-Dec-1934]
Resided in Perth prior to enlisting in the Australian Army on 25 June 1942 [16]
Sapper WX29523 in the Australian Army's 116 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment RAA during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 22 November 1945 [16]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Scarborough [2]
Died 1 March 1980; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (EC Section, Garden of Remembrance, 6, 116) [2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Alfred Edward Wilton' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 19 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/alfred-edward-wilton [reference list] |
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