Regimental number | 36714 |
Place of birth | Bowmore, Isle of Islay, Scotland |
Occupation | Labourer |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Jessie Wilson, Stirling, Otago |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 75 Waitemata on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 6), nr Ieper, Belgium, |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Isabella Wilson, Scotland; Wife: Janet Wilson, Stirling, Otago |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 31 |