Frank Alexander WILSON

Regimental number10/1017
Date of birth24 September 1882
Place of birthClive
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationSolicitor
AddressColenso Hill, Napier
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 6.5"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinBrother, Charles Douglas Wilson, Colenso Hill, Napier
Previous military serviceNapier Guards; Napier City Cadets; Newtown School Cadets; Mount Cook School Cadets
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNapier
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankLance Sergeant
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateDischarged in Egypt 19 April 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt.

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Discharged from NZ Expeditionary Force, 19 April 1915, and transferred to Imperial Forces for a commission in 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers.

Total war service: 250 days (of which 186 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22020562

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