| Regimental number | 28929 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Raikaia |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 6' 2" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs K Wilson, Te Pirita via Rakaia |
| Previous military service | Served in 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, J Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Kenneth and Jane Wilson, Te Pirita, Rakaia, Canterbury |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 11 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 December 1916, and marched in to Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 11 February 1917; marched in to Base Depot, Etaples, 13 February 1917. Admitted to 18th General Hospital, Camiers, 25 March 1917 (mumps); discharged to Base Depot, Etaples, 1 May 1917. Joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 3 June 1917. Killed in action, 4 June 1917. Statement, 6/4590 Pte F.J. BALLANTYNE: 'Wilson was in 13th Coy. He was killed near Ploegsteert on June 13th. An officer & myself found his body on the following morning. I did not know this man at all well, but I remember the name quite well in the pay book which we found on his body. He had been killed by a piece of shell which had caught him on the back of the head. He must have been killed instantly. I do not know anything of his burial, but no doubt he was buried.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 17 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805. |