
| Regimental number | 15448 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Christchurch |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Commercial traveller |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 35.8 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 203 lbs |
| Next of kin | Daughter, Miss Audrey C Wilson, c/o Mrs L C Wilson, 237 Gloucester Street, Christchurch |
| Previous military service | Served, as No 3008, with 2nd New Zealand Contingent, South Africa; discharged, 27 February 1900. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Waitemata on |
| Final rank | Lieutenant |
| Final unit | No 1 Company, 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of burial | Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No 3), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Daughter: Miss Audrey Cracroft Wilson, 237 Gloucester Street, Christchurch |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 25 July 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 3 October 1916, and marched in to Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 24 October 1916; posted to 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 27 October 1916. Promoted Lieutenant, 15 March 1917. Wounded in action, 7 June 1917 (gun shot wounds, thigh, neck, scalp); admitted to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 9 June 1917; transferred to NZ Stationary Hospital, Hazebrouck, 10 June 1917. Died of wounds, 12 June 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 6 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805. |