George WILKINSON

Regimental number12662
Date of birth11 September 1885
Place of birthGreen Island Bush, Dunedin
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinBrother, Adam Wilkinson, Green Island Bush, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 6 May 1916
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitCanterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDied of disease 7 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialGaza War Cemetery (Plot XXVIII, Row A, Grave No 7), Palestine
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Deborah Wilkinson, Green Island, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death7 October 1918
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 3