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Henry Wilson

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Nominal Roll Vol 4 (Roll 85), Page: 13 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 4 (Roll 85), Page: 13 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Wilson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 74438 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Methodist, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    3 October 1897 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Milton, Cumberland Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs M.A. Wilson (mother), 50 Theodocia Street, Timaru, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 74438 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Letter carrier/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 9" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      141 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • War service: England
    Embarked Wellington, 13 June 1918; admitted to ship's hospital, 22 June 1918 (sore back); discharged from ship's hospital, 26 June 1918; disembarked Jamaica, West Indies, 12 July 1918.
    Embarked Jamaica on board SS 'Goentoer', 2 August 1918; admitted to ship's hospital, 7 August 1918 (influenza); discharged, 10 August 1918; admitted to ship's hospital, 28 August 1918 (cardiac pain); discharged, 30 August 1918.
    Disembarked Liverpool, England, 31 August 1918; marched in to Sling Camp, 31 August 1918, and posted to Canterbury Infantry Regiment.
    Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board SS 'Kia Ora', 27 March 1919; discharged, 6 June 1919.
    Total war service: 1 year 95 days (of which 331 days were abroad)
    Medal: British War Medal

    Father b. Scotland; mother b. Milburn, New Zealand AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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