James Grant WILSON

Regimental number10/2037
Date of birth8 April 1877
Place of birthHokitiae, Westtland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationContractor
AddressMokau, Taranaki
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 7.5"
Weight159 lbs
Next of kinMrs Helen Wilson, Humphrey's, Westland
Previous military servicePreviously served [unit idcipherable], S[outh] A[frica]; disbanded.
Enlistment date9 January 1915
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 23), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs H. Wilson, Humphreys, Hokitika, Westland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn, Gallipoli, 9 June 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Status subsequently listed as 'Believed to be dead, 8 August 1915'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805