William David WILSON

Regimental number8/632
Date of birth5 April 1881
OccupationWarehouseman
Address33 Hawthorn Avenue, Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation38.4
Height5' 10.5"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Wilson, Selkirk Street, Roslyn, Dunedin
Previous military serviceServed in the Volunteer Rifles; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
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 unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 8 August 1917
Discharge date16 December 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Avonmouth on board HS 'Maheno', 8 August 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action: gun shot wound, right shoulder), 16 December 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File