Regimental number | 26/946 |
Occupation | Railway employee |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Wilson, Fernside, Papatoetoe, Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, A Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 28), Armentieres, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Purewa Cemetery, Meadowbank, Auckland. Parents: James Thomas Richard Wilson and Amelia Wilson, Parnell, Auckland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 22 |