John WILSON

Regimental number57300
OccupationIronmonger
Next of kinSister, Miss Margaret Wilson, Broadway, Reefton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 29th Reinforcements, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
The 29th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships ('Mokoia', 13 August 1917, and SS 'Ruahine', 15 August 1917). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship or ships F Company embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 31 October 1918
Place of burialBeaulencourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No 5), Ligny-Thilloy, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James S. and Jane Wilson, Reefton
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 70, p. 21

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