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Amcotts Cracroft Wilson

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel Willoughby, R.J. - Wilson, F.A. (photo J Halpin 2010) - No known copyright restrictions

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel Willoughby, R.J. - Wilson, F.A. (ph …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Amcotts Cracroft AWMM
  • Surname
    Wilson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 15448 AWMM
    • South African 3008 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    12 February 1880 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Christchurch, Canterbury Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Miss Audrey C. Wilson (daughter), care of Mrs L.C. Wilson, 237 Gloucester Street, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 15448 AWMM
    • South African 3008 AWMM
  • Military service
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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • 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
    • Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 10" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      203 lb AWMM

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Father of Miss Audrey Cracroft Wilson of 237 Gloucester Street, Christchurch

    Embarked Wellington, 25 July 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 3 October 1916, and marched in to Sling Camp.
    Proceeded overseas to France, 24 October 1916; posted to 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 27 October 1916.
    Promoted Lieutenant, 15 March 1917.
    Wounded in action, 7 June 1917 (gun shot wounds, thigh, neck, scalp); admitted to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 9 June 1917; transferred to NZ Stationary Hospital, Hazebrouck, 10 June 1917.
    Died of wounds, 12 June 1917.

    Daughter: Miss Audrey Cracroft Wilson, 237 Gloucester Street, Christchurch AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    12 June 1917 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery, Nord, France AWMM I G 3 AWMM
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  • Obituary
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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