John Reid WILSON

Regimental number8/719
Date of birth30 July 1887
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationIronmonger
Address8 Hart Street, Roslyn, Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 9"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Alice Wilson, 8 Hart Street, Roslyn, Dunedin
Previous military serviceServed in the Otago Volunteers; left the district; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date28 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 7 August 1915
Discharge date26 September 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Tahiti', 7 August 1915; discharged (medically unfit for Active Service [diarrhoea, rheumatism], although fit for employment in civil life), 26 September 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death1 November 1972 Nelson
Age at death85
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22021829