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Hugh Regardso Wilton

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Hugh Regardso AWMM
  • Surname
    Wilton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Hughie Regardso Wilton AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 26/423 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    13 February 1889 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW1 T. R. Wilton, Mangamutu, Pahiatua AWMM
    • Mrs Isla M. Wilton (wife), care of Mrs R. McDonald, Rangitumau, Masterton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Battle of the Somme AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 26/423 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 Farmer/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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Hugh Wilton was the son of Thomas R. and Annie Wilton, of Mangamutu, Pahiatua, New Zealand. Native of Masterton.

    His brother Sidney Thomas Wilton (26/424) died on the same day at the Battle of the Somme. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    15 September 1916 AWMM
    Age 27 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers, Somme, France AWMM II. C. 18. AWMM
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  • Brother - Sidney Thomas Wilton, service number 26/424, Army, WW1 1914-1918, died in France on the same day.
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31 May 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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