Lance Corporal

Edward Douglas Wilson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Edith Eliza Wilson, of 94, Glen Rd., Dunedin.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/2012
Name:
Edward Douglas Wilson
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
06 July 1881
Place of Birth: 
Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Edith Elizabeth Wilson (wife), 15 Essex Street, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
15 Essex Street, Christchurch, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Grocer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 August 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
17 April 1915
Vessel:
Willochra
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (25 May 1915)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
12
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Edward Douglas Wilson
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