Regimental number | 8/632 |
Date of birth | |
Occupation | Warehouseman |
Address | 33 Hawthorn Avenue, Dunedin |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 38.4 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Wilson, Selkirk Street, Roslyn, Dunedin |
Previous military service | Served in the Volunteer Rifles; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
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 rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
Discharge date | |
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 details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File |