WILSON, John
(Service number 24/1234)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Care of National Mortgage Agency, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | James Wilson (brother), 114 Eglinton Road, Dunedin, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brig | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | D Company | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, NZ | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 12 September 1918 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Havrincourt, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | |||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Sources
Cenotaph (26 August 2013)
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum)
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