WILSON, John Leslie
(Service number 7/149)
| First Rank | Lance 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 | Glenavy, New Zealand | ||
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| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | David Wilson, Glenavy, South Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 23 July 1917 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Palestine | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | |||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Sources
Cenotaph (26 August 2013)
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Researched and Written by
Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum)
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