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My great uncle Ivor Murray Wilson seated on the right - 1916
Summary
Ivor Murray Wilson #733 was a 26 year old bank clerk when he enlisted in February 1915. He is seated on the right with the wallaby fur hat band, a symbol of the 6th Australian Light Horse Regiment..His war records: 205736 ( 205736 ) .Two of his brothers also enlisted afterwards and all three boys survived the war. Unfortunately Ivor was involved in a railway shunting accident in Egypt in September 1916 and had to have both of his legs amputated. He married and had a family after the war..His distinctive wallaby fur hat band denotes that he was in the 6th Australian Light Horse, the only regiment to do so.
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1914 - 1919
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Kaye, (Aussie~mobs), a "passionate collector and preserver of vintage photographs, especially those taken in Australia."
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Australia: For non-government photographs: if taken before 1 May 1969, copyright expires 50 years form the year taken. For government works, in or before 1969, copyright expires after 50 years.
