John Leslie WILSON

Regimental number7/149
AddressGlenavy
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinDavid Wilson, Glenavy, South Canterbury
Rank on embarkationLance Sergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Lyttelton on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLieutenant
Final unitCanterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDied of wounds 23 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialKantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No 135), Egypt
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: David and Annie Wilson, Makikihi, Timaru
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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