John Albert WILSON

Regimental number30893
OccupationFreezing works hand
Next of kinWife, Mrs M Wilson, Church Street, Penrose, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Port Lyttelton on 7 December 1916
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 8 December 1916.
Final rankCorporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 24 August 1918
Place of burialAdanac Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row I, Grave No 34), Miraumont, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Mrs M. Campbell (formerly Wilson), Owhango, Hamilton
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 4

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