Regimental number | 26/424 |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of kin | Father, T R Wilton, Mangamutu, Pahiatua |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, B Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Annie Wilton, 38 Cambridge Street, Pahiatua, Wellington, and the late Thomas Robert Wilton |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 25 |