Private 194

7th Battalion, A Company

Richmond, Victoria

His father, Mr. H Wilden of 1 Maghall St East Brunswick. Single man

Melbourne 18/8/1914

Age 26 years 4 months, 5'7", 151 pounds, hazel eyes and brown hair

Church of England

Labourer

He was missing in action at Anzac Cove. A court of enquiry on 5/6/1916 declared him to have been killed.

He has no known grave and is remembered on the Lone Pine Memorial Gallipoli Turkey.

He is considered to have been working in the Meeniyan area


His name is on the Meeniyan Honour Roll
18/8/114 He enlisted
He had spent 1 years in the militia infantry
19/10/14 embarked Melbourne on HMAT Honorata
12/1/16 a Court of Inquiry declared him wounded and missing
5/6/16 declared killed in action
18/7/67 His sister, Phyllis May Cooper nee Wilden applied for his Gallipoli medal.
His effects consisted of a disc, knives, purse, compass, 2 badges
His parents wrote to ask what happened to him in March 1918, was he drowned, killed on beach, they must know something as they recovered his belongings. These had been received in February 1918.