Regimental number | 23/1542 |
Occupation | Post and telegraph department |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E M A Wilson, Whangaropa, Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 3rd Reinforcements of 1st Battalion, E Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 38 Tahiti on |
Final rank | Corporal |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 141), France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Elizabeth M.A. Wilson (formerly Babb), of 'Hillside', Marakana, Auckland, and the late Thomas Henry Babb |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 16, p. 1 |