[1] In 1929, Wilson emigrated to Victoria, Australia and joined the Australian branch of the British Electric Transformer Co. in South Melbourne.
He travelled frequently to England, New Zealand and Canada to keep abreast of new technology and forge relationships with international partners such as Ferranti.
He remarried on 3 September 1946 to Betty Evelyn Webster at Collins Street Independent Church in Melbourne.
He then performed staff and training duties in Australia before transferring to the Reserve of Officers on 20 June 1945.
He supplied equipment and prizes to the Department of Electrical Engineering at Monash University, and is honoured by having the high voltage laboratory named after him.