David Martin WILSON

Regimental number8/718
Date of birth31 March 1893
Place of birthDunedin
OccupationSalesman
Address3 Paterson Street, Mornington
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.4
Height5' 6.75"
Weight121 lbs
Next of kinWilliam Hall Wilson, Cargill Road, Dunedin
Previous military serviceServed in the 4th (Otago) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date23 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 1 December 1919
Discharge date18 April 1920
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Ruapehu', 1 December 1919; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service: nasal obstruction), 18 April 1920.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death9 December 1974 Waipukurau
Age at death81
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7881167