William WILSON

Regimental number26/948
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Wilson, Luke Street, Otahuhu
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 February 1918
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialOxford Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No 9), Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary Wilson, Luke Street, Otahuhu, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 22