^{For sale is a Queens South Africa Medal (1899 – 1902) with 5 clasps CAPE COLONY, ORANGE FREE STATE, TRANSVAAL, SOUTH AFRICA 1901, SOUTH AFRICA 1902, impressed named 26740 PTE F.V. WILSON. 107TH COY. IMP. YEO.; 1914 – 15 Star impressed named 3470 PTE F.V. WILSON. 3/BN. A.I.F.; British War and Victory Medals (1914 – 18) impressed named 2/ LIEUT. F.V. WILSON. A.I.F. Display mounted on a red backing board.; Rising sun hat badge (missing one lug). They come with copies of service records and medal roll.}

^{Lieutenant Frank Vivian Wilson was born in Bellary, Madras, India on 1/6/1879. On the outbreak of the Boer War he was residing in Glasgow, Scotland employed as a engineer apprentice and was serving with the Glasgow Highlanders Militia (H.L.I.). He enlisted into the 6th Battalion Scottish Imperial Yeomanry on 19/2/1901 serving in South Africa until his discharge on 11/8/1902.}

^{On the outbreak of the Great War he was residing in Dulwich Hill, New South Wales, Australia working as a mechanical engineer. He enlisted into the 11th Reinforcements 3rd Battalion on 15/6/1915. He departed Australia on 2/11/1915 bound for Egypt. On arriving he was posted to the 53rd Battalion followed by the 14th Machine Gun Company in March 1916.}

^{He deployed with his unit to France landing on 25/6/1916. He was wounded in action during the Battle of Fromelles on 20/7/1916 receiving a bullet wound to his right shoulder.}

^{During the attack the Company advanced behind the fourth wave of infantry with 10 guns (Vickers). They lost 6 guns t in the fight,  2 officers killed, 3 wounded including the OC, 2 missing and 46 men killed wounded and missing.}

^{Evacuated to England and on recovering from his wound was posted to the Machine Gun Training Depot as a training Corporal. He was nominated to attend an officer training course, on the successful completion of the course he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the A.I.F. December 1917. And attended further training courses as a M.G. Officer.}

^{He deployed to France with the M.G. Reinforcements on 26/3/1918. He was posted to the 5th Australian Machine Gun Battalion on 10/4/1918 in time for the German Spring Offensive.}

^{However, by the 25th of that month the Commanding Officer wrote a scathing report” This officer reported for duty from an officers Training College on 10/4/1918 having been selected for same whilst on duty at the Machine Gun Training Depot, Grantham, but is quite useless as a machine gun officer.}

^{He is totally unreliable under shell fire and in my opinion totally unfit to command men on active service. I recommend his service be dispensed with.}

^{In light of the damming report the C.O of the 5th Division Major General Hobbs stated he could find no role for him in the division. He was subsequently returned to Australia and appointment terminated on 17/6/1918.}  

^{At a later date he returned to England and the 1939 census records him as retired and an ex Australian Machine Gun Officer residing at East Kesteven, Lincolnshire.}