Lt and Qm. George Wade Wilson, CdeG(Bel)

1889 Jan 8. Born Newry on Irish GRO (Acton is name of hamlet)

1901 census He was at school at Wilson's Hospital College, Heathland, Ballinalack, Westmeath

1911 census He as a boarder at Shelbourne Road, Pembroke West, Dublin. He was a Clerk. There is only one Wilson family at Acton, Poyntz Pass, Armagh (As on MIC). The father is James Wilson, a Domestic Butler

1916 Sep 15. Commissioned Lt and Quartermaster in 9th RIF

1919 Oct 24. Belgian Chevalier of the Order of the Crown Gazetted

1921 Jan 10. Joined ADRIC with service no 1482. Posted to Depot

1921 Mar 19 Posted to A Coy

1921 Apr 18 Posted to D Coy

1921 Jun 6. Resigned

1922 Jan 19. Discharged on demobilisation of ADRIC

1922 Mar 29. Joined the British Gendarmerie section of the Palestine Police as a Constable

1935 Oct 25. Leaves UK for Palestine. A police inspector travelling with his wife and child

1939 Jan 5. Gazetted MR.G.W. WILSON , British Inspector, Police Force and Prisons Service, to act as Assistant Superintendent of Police , with effect from the 1st December, 1938 , until further order

1940 Jul 1, Gazetted Colonial Police Long Service Medal in Palestine Police. Inspector

Inspector in Charge of Atlit Clearance Camp in 1940-1941 (and maybe later). He is mentioned in testimonies. Atlit Detention Camp operated from 1940 until after the establishment of the State of Israel, and during most of its years of existence was used to detain Jewish illegal immigrants. Following the "Black Sabbath" (June 29, 1946) members of "Haganah", Etzel and Lehi were also imprisoned there. Jewish prisoners transferred from the central prison in Jerusalem and detainees who were returned from detention camps in Kenya were all also imprisoned in Atlit. In 1987 the camp was declared a National Heritage site commemorating illegal immigration (Ha'apala) and Aliya to Israel.

1949 MBE Gazetted to George Wade WILSON, Esq. , Cypher Officer at His Majesty's Consulate-General at Jerusalem

1962 Feb 17 Died Jerusalem

 

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