James WILSON

Regimental number39594
OccupationIronmonger
Next of kinBrother, Robert Wilson, Grove Road, Kelburn, Wellington
Rank on embarkationQuartermaster Sergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, G Company (Part)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 86 Maunganui on 12 June 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 8 January 1918
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row C, Grave No 14), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Janet Wilson
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 32

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