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WILSON, James Erasmus
(Service number 6/573)

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Birth

Date 12/02/1895 Place of Birth Timaru

Enlistment Information

Date 11 August 1914 Age
Address at Enlistment Gibson Street, Timaru
Occupation Clerk
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status Single
Next of Kin James WILSON, Gibson Street, Timaru
Religion Church of England
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation
Unit, Squadron, or Ship
Date 16 October 1914
Transport Tahiti or Athenic
Embarked From Lyttelton, Canterbury Destination Suez, Egypt
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

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Military Awards

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Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date 7 July 1983 Age 88 years
Place of Death Timaru
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

James erasmus WILSON was the son of Valentina and Phoebe (nee KELLAWAY) WILSON. His brother Frank, john Valentine and Sidney WILSON were all early volunteers for service in WWI.

Sources

Cenotaph Database [26 March 2015]

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