WILSON - On May 22, 1948, accidentally killed at Guildford Junction, George Lloyd, dearly beloved husband of Thora, loved daddy of Julie Anne, second loved son of David and Gertrude Wilson, of Port Sorell; aged 28 years. Late 2nd AIF.
Advocate - 24 May 1948
Hunting Fatality At Guildford
George Lloyd Wilson, aged 28, fettler, of Waratah, was fatally injured when a rifle he was carrying, discharged accidentally while he was on a rabbiting ex pedition on Saturday.
At the time Wilson, with a companion, Leo Kelly, was setting traps near Guildford. When heavy rain began to fall Kelly ran for shelter. He heard the report of a gun and thud, and on going back found Wilson lying on the ground with a bullet wound in the chest.
Kelly ran to the roadway in the hope of intercepting the Waratah-Guildford passenger bus, but missed it, and when he returned Wilson was dead. The body was taken to the morgue at Waratah, and a post mortem examination was conducted by Dr. Gray, of Penguin.
An inquest was opened at Waratah yesterday by the Coroner (Mr R. Wardlaw), and adjourned after evidence of identification had been given.
Deceased was a married man with one child. He was a son of Mr David Wilson, formerly of Ridgley
Advocate -24 May 1948
MR. G. L. WILSON
The death occurred on Saturday of George Lloyd Wilson, of Guildford. Born 28 years ago, he was the second son of Mr. and Mrs David Wilson, of Port Sorell. His schooldays 'were spent at Ridgley and Guilford, and after leaving school he worked for the Emu Bay Railway Co. as a fettler for about 10 months. He later joined the A.I.F. and served for five years in the Pacific zone. On his return he married Miss Thora Summers, Bradshaw's Creek, N.E. Coast.
He is survived by his widow, small daughter (Julie Anne), mother and father, three sisters, Vera (Mrs. A Overton, Upper, Burnie). Ida (Mrs L. Robinson, Ridgley, Emmie (Mrs G. Johnson, Port Sorêll), and three brothers, Charles (Guildford), Sydney (Pioneer) and Peter (Port Sorell).
The funeral took place at the Ridgley cemetery on Monday afteroon, leaving Guildford. Service at the home and graveside were conducted by Mr. D. Hull. Mr. Reg Spinks, Waratah, read the R.S.L. service. The casket was draped with the Union Jack.
Chief mourners were the widow and daughter, mother and father and Messrs C., S. and P. Wilson (brothers), Mrs. G. Johnston (sister), Messrs G. Johnson, L. R. Robinson, H. Summers, W. Jetson (brothers-in-law), Mesdames C. and S. Wilson and W. Jetson (sisters-in-law), Mr.,and Mrs. H. L. Summer, (mother and father-in-law). Carriers were Messrs R. H. and E. A. Smith (uncles), H: Summers, W. Jetson, G. Johnson (brothers-in- law) and R. Dunham.
Floral tributes included wreaths from workmates and residents of Guildford, the A.R.U. and the Guildford Badminton Club..
Advocate - 28 May 1948
WEST COAST NEWS
ACCIDENTAL DEATH
A verdict of accidental death was returned by the Coroner (Mr. R. Wardlaw) at an inquest conducted at Waratah yesterday on Lloyd George Wilson (28). Trooper T. E. Cornelius conducted the inquiry on behalf of the Police Department.
G. Kelly, railway fettler, of Guildford Junction, said in evidence that on May 22 he and deceased were on a hunting trip, which included the recovery of previously set rabbit traps. When heavy rain began Kelly ran for shelter. He heard the report of a gun and a thud, and on going back found Wilson lying on the ground with a bullet wound in his chest. He ran to the roadway to hail the passing Waratah-Burnle passenger bus, but failed to attract the attention of the driver. He then returned and found Wilson dead.
Corroborative evidence was given by Trevor Thomas Berwick, forest ranger, Rex Diprose, carpenter, and John Thompson Thorne, bus driver. Dr. Alan John Gray, medical practitioner, of Penguin, said Wilson received a gunshot wound in the chest, the bullet entering the chest, just to the right of the middle line, at the junction of the lower and middle third of the sterum, and passed upwards and to the left, through the heart and into the lung. Dr. Gray said Wilson died of the gunshot wound and haemorrhage.
Advocate - 5 June 1948
Advocate - 24 May 1948
Hunting Fatality At Guildford
George Lloyd Wilson, aged 28, fettler, of Waratah, was fatally injured when a rifle he was carrying, discharged accidentally while he was on a rabbiting ex pedition on Saturday.
At the time Wilson, with a companion, Leo Kelly, was setting traps near Guildford. When heavy rain began to fall Kelly ran for shelter. He heard the report of a gun and thud, and on going back found Wilson lying on the ground with a bullet wound in the chest.
Kelly ran to the roadway in the hope of intercepting the Waratah-Guildford passenger bus, but missed it, and when he returned Wilson was dead. The body was taken to the morgue at Waratah, and a post mortem examination was conducted by Dr. Gray, of Penguin.
An inquest was opened at Waratah yesterday by the Coroner (Mr R. Wardlaw), and adjourned after evidence of identification had been given.
Deceased was a married man with one child. He was a son of Mr David Wilson, formerly of Ridgley
Advocate -24 May 1948
MR. G. L. WILSON
The death occurred on Saturday of George Lloyd Wilson, of Guildford. Born 28 years ago, he was the second son of Mr. and Mrs David Wilson, of Port Sorell. His schooldays 'were spent at Ridgley and Guilford, and after leaving school he worked for the Emu Bay Railway Co. as a fettler for about 10 months. He later joined the A.I.F. and served for five years in the Pacific zone. On his return he married Miss Thora Summers, Bradshaw's Creek, N.E. Coast.
He is survived by his widow, small daughter (Julie Anne), mother and father, three sisters, Vera (Mrs. A Overton, Upper, Burnie). Ida (Mrs L. Robinson, Ridgley, Emmie (Mrs G. Johnson, Port Sorêll), and three brothers, Charles (Guildford), Sydney (Pioneer) and Peter (Port Sorell).
The funeral took place at the Ridgley cemetery on Monday afteroon, leaving Guildford. Service at the home and graveside were conducted by Mr. D. Hull. Mr. Reg Spinks, Waratah, read the R.S.L. service. The casket was draped with the Union Jack.
Chief mourners were the widow and daughter, mother and father and Messrs C., S. and P. Wilson (brothers), Mrs. G. Johnston (sister), Messrs G. Johnson, L. R. Robinson, H. Summers, W. Jetson (brothers-in-law), Mesdames C. and S. Wilson and W. Jetson (sisters-in-law), Mr.,and Mrs. H. L. Summer, (mother and father-in-law). Carriers were Messrs R. H. and E. A. Smith (uncles), H: Summers, W. Jetson, G. Johnson (brothers-in- law) and R. Dunham.
Floral tributes included wreaths from workmates and residents of Guildford, the A.R.U. and the Guildford Badminton Club..
Advocate - 28 May 1948
WEST COAST NEWS
ACCIDENTAL DEATH
A verdict of accidental death was returned by the Coroner (Mr. R. Wardlaw) at an inquest conducted at Waratah yesterday on Lloyd George Wilson (28). Trooper T. E. Cornelius conducted the inquiry on behalf of the Police Department.
G. Kelly, railway fettler, of Guildford Junction, said in evidence that on May 22 he and deceased were on a hunting trip, which included the recovery of previously set rabbit traps. When heavy rain began Kelly ran for shelter. He heard the report of a gun and a thud, and on going back found Wilson lying on the ground with a bullet wound in his chest. He ran to the roadway to hail the passing Waratah-Burnle passenger bus, but failed to attract the attention of the driver. He then returned and found Wilson dead.
Corroborative evidence was given by Trevor Thomas Berwick, forest ranger, Rex Diprose, carpenter, and John Thompson Thorne, bus driver. Dr. Alan John Gray, medical practitioner, of Penguin, said Wilson received a gunshot wound in the chest, the bullet entering the chest, just to the right of the middle line, at the junction of the lower and middle third of the sterum, and passed upwards and to the left, through the heart and into the lung. Dr. Gray said Wilson died of the gunshot wound and haemorrhage.
Advocate - 5 June 1948
WILSON - On May 22, 1948, accidentally killed at Guildford Junction, George Lloyd, dearly beloved husband of Thora, loved daddy of Julie Anne, second loved son of David and Gertrude Wilson, of Port Sorell; aged 28 years. Late 2nd AIF.
Advocate - 24 May 1948
Hunting Fatality At Guildford
George Lloyd Wilson, aged 28, fettler, of Waratah, was fatally injured when a rifle he was carrying, discharged accidentally while he was on a rabbiting ex pedition on Saturday.
At the time Wilson, with a companion, Leo Kelly, was setting traps near Guildford. When heavy rain began to fall Kelly ran for shelter. He heard the report of a gun and thud, and on going back found Wilson lying on the ground with a bullet wound in the chest.
Kelly ran to the roadway in the hope of intercepting the Waratah-Guildford passenger bus, but missed it, and when he returned Wilson was dead. The body was taken to the morgue at Waratah, and a post mortem examination was conducted by Dr. Gray, of Penguin.
An inquest was opened at Waratah yesterday by the Coroner (Mr R. Wardlaw), and adjourned after evidence of identification had been given.
Deceased was a married man with one child. He was a son of Mr David Wilson, formerly of Ridgley
Advocate -24 May 1948
MR. G. L. WILSON
The death occurred on Saturday of George Lloyd Wilson, of Guildford. Born 28 years ago, he was the second son of Mr. and Mrs David Wilson, of Port Sorell. His schooldays 'were spent at Ridgley and Guilford, and after leaving school he worked for the Emu Bay Railway Co. as a fettler for about 10 months. He later joined the A.I.F. and served for five years in the Pacific zone. On his return he married Miss Thora Summers, Bradshaw's Creek, N.E. Coast.
He is survived by his widow, small daughter (Julie Anne), mother and father, three sisters, Vera (Mrs. A Overton, Upper, Burnie). Ida (Mrs L. Robinson, Ridgley, Emmie (Mrs G. Johnson, Port Sorêll), and three brothers, Charles (Guildford), Sydney (Pioneer) and Peter (Port Sorell).
The funeral took place at the Ridgley cemetery on Monday afteroon, leaving Guildford. Service at the home and graveside were conducted by Mr. D. Hull. Mr. Reg Spinks, Waratah, read the R.S.L. service. The casket was draped with the Union Jack.
Chief mourners were the widow and daughter, mother and father and Messrs C., S. and P. Wilson (brothers), Mrs. G. Johnston (sister), Messrs G. Johnson, L. R. Robinson, H. Summers, W. Jetson (brothers-in-law), Mesdames C. and S. Wilson and W. Jetson (sisters-in-law), Mr.,and Mrs. H. L. Summer, (mother and father-in-law). Carriers were Messrs R. H. and E. A. Smith (uncles), H: Summers, W. Jetson, G. Johnson (brothers-in- law) and R. Dunham.
Floral tributes included wreaths from workmates and residents of Guildford, the A.R.U. and the Guildford Badminton Club..
Advocate - 28 May 1948
WEST COAST NEWS
ACCIDENTAL DEATH
A verdict of accidental death was returned by the Coroner (Mr. R. Wardlaw) at an inquest conducted at Waratah yesterday on Lloyd George Wilson (28). Trooper T. E. Cornelius conducted the inquiry on behalf of the Police Department.
G. Kelly, railway fettler, of Guildford Junction, said in evidence that on May 22 he and deceased were on a hunting trip, which included the recovery of previously set rabbit traps. When heavy rain began Kelly ran for shelter. He heard the report of a gun and a thud, and on going back found Wilson lying on the ground with a bullet wound in his chest. He ran to the roadway to hail the passing Waratah-Burnle passenger bus, but failed to attract the attention of the driver. He then returned and found Wilson dead.
Corroborative evidence was given by Trevor Thomas Berwick, forest ranger, Rex Diprose, carpenter, and John Thompson Thorne, bus driver. Dr. Alan John Gray, medical practitioner, of Penguin, said Wilson received a gunshot wound in the chest, the bullet entering the chest, just to the right of the middle line, at the junction of the lower and middle third of the sterum, and passed upwards and to the left, through the heart and into the lung. Dr. Gray said Wilson died of the gunshot wound and haemorrhage.
Advocate - 5 June 1948
Advocate - 24 May 1948
Hunting Fatality At Guildford
George Lloyd Wilson, aged 28, fettler, of Waratah, was fatally injured when a rifle he was carrying, discharged accidentally while he was on a rabbiting ex pedition on Saturday.
At the time Wilson, with a companion, Leo Kelly, was setting traps near Guildford. When heavy rain began to fall Kelly ran for shelter. He heard the report of a gun and thud, and on going back found Wilson lying on the ground with a bullet wound in the chest.
Kelly ran to the roadway in the hope of intercepting the Waratah-Guildford passenger bus, but missed it, and when he returned Wilson was dead. The body was taken to the morgue at Waratah, and a post mortem examination was conducted by Dr. Gray, of Penguin.
An inquest was opened at Waratah yesterday by the Coroner (Mr R. Wardlaw), and adjourned after evidence of identification had been given.
Deceased was a married man with one child. He was a son of Mr David Wilson, formerly of Ridgley
Advocate -24 May 1948
MR. G. L. WILSON
The death occurred on Saturday of George Lloyd Wilson, of Guildford. Born 28 years ago, he was the second son of Mr. and Mrs David Wilson, of Port Sorell. His schooldays 'were spent at Ridgley and Guilford, and after leaving school he worked for the Emu Bay Railway Co. as a fettler for about 10 months. He later joined the A.I.F. and served for five years in the Pacific zone. On his return he married Miss Thora Summers, Bradshaw's Creek, N.E. Coast.
He is survived by his widow, small daughter (Julie Anne), mother and father, three sisters, Vera (Mrs. A Overton, Upper, Burnie). Ida (Mrs L. Robinson, Ridgley, Emmie (Mrs G. Johnson, Port Sorêll), and three brothers, Charles (Guildford), Sydney (Pioneer) and Peter (Port Sorell).
The funeral took place at the Ridgley cemetery on Monday afteroon, leaving Guildford. Service at the home and graveside were conducted by Mr. D. Hull. Mr. Reg Spinks, Waratah, read the R.S.L. service. The casket was draped with the Union Jack.
Chief mourners were the widow and daughter, mother and father and Messrs C., S. and P. Wilson (brothers), Mrs. G. Johnston (sister), Messrs G. Johnson, L. R. Robinson, H. Summers, W. Jetson (brothers-in-law), Mesdames C. and S. Wilson and W. Jetson (sisters-in-law), Mr.,and Mrs. H. L. Summer, (mother and father-in-law). Carriers were Messrs R. H. and E. A. Smith (uncles), H: Summers, W. Jetson, G. Johnson (brothers-in- law) and R. Dunham.
Floral tributes included wreaths from workmates and residents of Guildford, the A.R.U. and the Guildford Badminton Club..
Advocate - 28 May 1948
WEST COAST NEWS
ACCIDENTAL DEATH
A verdict of accidental death was returned by the Coroner (Mr. R. Wardlaw) at an inquest conducted at Waratah yesterday on Lloyd George Wilson (28). Trooper T. E. Cornelius conducted the inquiry on behalf of the Police Department.
G. Kelly, railway fettler, of Guildford Junction, said in evidence that on May 22 he and deceased were on a hunting trip, which included the recovery of previously set rabbit traps. When heavy rain began Kelly ran for shelter. He heard the report of a gun and a thud, and on going back found Wilson lying on the ground with a bullet wound in his chest. He ran to the roadway to hail the passing Waratah-Burnle passenger bus, but failed to attract the attention of the driver. He then returned and found Wilson dead.
Corroborative evidence was given by Trevor Thomas Berwick, forest ranger, Rex Diprose, carpenter, and John Thompson Thorne, bus driver. Dr. Alan John Gray, medical practitioner, of Penguin, said Wilson received a gunshot wound in the chest, the bullet entering the chest, just to the right of the middle line, at the junction of the lower and middle third of the sterum, and passed upwards and to the left, through the heart and into the lung. Dr. Gray said Wilson died of the gunshot wound and haemorrhage.
Advocate - 5 June 1948
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