| Regimental number | 46823 |
| Occupation | Bookseller |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Wilson, 17 Currie Street, Port Chalmers |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Conscript |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 25th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Tofua on |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
| Place of burial | Gommecourt Wood New Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 19), Foncquevillers, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Marion Wilson, Port Chalmers |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 13 |