Captain

Louis Geldart Wilson

MiD (WW1)

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles Geldart Wilson, and Bertha Emma Wilson, of 18, Lindrum Terrace, Roseneath, Wellington.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/992
Name:
Louis Geldart Wilson
Rank: 
Captain
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Charles Geldart Wilson (father), care of Sargood, Son, and Ewen, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Balfour, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
02 October 1916
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Port Chalmers, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 5
HMNZT 9
Vessel:
Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Louis Geldart Wilson
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