Private

Robert William Leslie Wilson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William Marshall Wilson and Margaret Gebby Wilson, of Belfast, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/2962
Name:
Robert William Leslie Wilson
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
22 January 1893
Place of Birth:
Belfast, Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
W M Wilson (father), Belfast, New Zealand
Religion:
Church of England
Date of Enlistment:
12 June 1915
Locality on Enlistment: 
Belfast, New Zealand
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Employer:
W M Wilson, Belfast, New Zealand
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion, 13 (North Canterbury and Westland) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
28 September 1916
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
7th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. C. 85.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Robert William Leslie Wilson
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