| Regimental number | 8/2181 |
| Address | 67 Heriot Row, Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J H Wilkie, Rhodes Street, Waimate |
| Rank on embarkation | Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 24 Maunganui on |
| Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Final unit | D Company, 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 276), Nord, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Jane Wilkie, Manse Street, Waimate, South Canterbury |
| Medals |
Mentioned in Despatches 'Operations Messines, 7th June 1917. For gallantry and devotion to duty. Preparatory to the above operations, 2nd Lieut Wilkie went out on seven successive nights into "No Man?s Land" and carried out the most valuable reconnaissances of the Steenebeek and of the ground in front of the enemy's front line between Wulverghem and Messines. He and his party were repeatedly under heavy shell fire, but in spite of these conditions he carried out his task successfully and brought back most valuable information. The result of his investigations greatly facilitated the advance of the Division. He was mortally wounded in the attack of Messines on the 7th June 1917.'
Source: London Gazette Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Fifth |