Regimental number | 23/1880 |
Place of birth | Redgrave Hall, Suffolk, England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of kin | Brother, R Wilson, Puketona, Bay of Islands |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 3rd Reinforcements of 1st Battalion, E Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 38 Tahiti on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row F, Grave No 26), nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Rosetta Wilson, Kew Farm, Hillbank, British Columbia, Canada |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 15, p. 6 |
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