| Regimental number | 8/3114 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dunedin |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Birchwood |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 4" |
| Weight | 132 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, E M Wildey, 75 City Road, London EC, England |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 aboard three ships ('Aparima', 'Navua' and 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 November 1915. Joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, Moascar, 9 January 1916, and posted to 8th Company. Proceeded to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 23 January 1917 (conjunctivitis); rejoined unit, 26 January 1917. Detached to Corps Lewis Gun School, 28 May 1917; rejoined unit, 19 June 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 3 July 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 16 July 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 21 July 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Preliminary Court of Enquiry, 17 April 1917, concluded: 'Insufficient evidence forth-coming to decide what became of this man.' Court of Enquiry, 12 April 1918, concluded: 'Has not been reported as P. of W. & not passed through a Casualty Clearing Station or been admitted to any hospital sick or wounded. Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Seventh |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 22019244 |