Regimental number | 12/2616 |
Address | 12 Pompallier Terrace, Ponsonby, Auckland |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, John Wilson, 12 Pompallier Terrace, Ponsonby, Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Other details | Represented New Zealand in rugby as an All Black - played 2 matches (but no test matches) for the All Blacks during their 1910 tour of Australia. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 28), France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Elizabeth Wilson, 12 Pompallier Terrace, Ponsonby, Auckland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Sixth |