George WILSON

Regimental number14713
Other NamesTODD, George Geddes
OccupationBushman
Next of kinAunt, Miss A Todd, Shirley, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
The Infantry component of the 14th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCorporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 1 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialGommecourt British Cemetery No 2 (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No 11), Hebuterne, Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Jane Todd, Chertsey, Canterbury
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 9

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