John WILD

Regimental number13/243
Date of birth5 May 1891
Place of birthEngland
OccupationRubber worker
Addressc/o H Bodley, Te Rapa, Waikato
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 8.5"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinA Wild, Leckonby Lyman, Cheshire, England
Previous military serviceServed in Army Service Corps, British Army, for 1 year; purchased discharge. Not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAuckland
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 3), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Walter and Mary E. Wild, School House, Lostock Hall, Preston, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, Sarpi Camp, Lemnos, 31 October 1915, concluded: 'Reasonable to suppose dead'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22019211

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