John WILSON

Regimental number52120
OccupationMotor driver
Next of kinMother, Mrs F Phipps, Havelock, Marlborough
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 28th Reinforcements (First Draft), Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Waitemata on 14 July 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsGrevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs F. Phipps (formerly Wilson), Cook Street, Havelock, Blenheim
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 8

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