condensed discuss document expanded export feedback print share remove reset document_white enquire_white export_white report_white

Cenotaph record

John Wyllie

Lay a poppy
Portrait - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

Contribute ›
  • Title
  • Forenames
    John AWMM
  • Surname
    Wyllie AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    South African 91 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

Contribute ›
  • Birth
    Scotland, United Kingdom AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Pre 21 October 1899 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

Contribute ›
  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    South African 91 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Training and Enlistment

Contribute ›
  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    South Africa 10 October 1899 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

Contribute ›

Prisoner of war

Contribute ›
  • Capture details
    POW - Waterval AWMM
    Doornspruit, South Africa AWMM
    31 March 1900 AWMM
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

Contribute ›
  • Medical notes
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 7 inches AWMM
    • Killed or died while a Prisoner of War, Cause of Death AWMM
      Died from brain tumour whilst a Prisoner of War AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

Contribute ›
  • Trooper Wyllie is recorded as being 5 ft 7 inches tall and taking size 2 boots. AWMM

Death

About death

Contribute ›
  • Death
    18 May 1900 AWMM
    South Africa, Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed or died while a Prisoner of War AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    • Soldiers' Cemetery, Waterval, South Africa AWMM
    • Waterval Cemetery S/A AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

Contribute ›
  • Memorial name
    • Ranfurly Veterans' Home, 539 Mount Albert Road, Three Kings, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Whanganui South African War Memorial AWMM

Roll of Honour

Remember John Wyllie by laying a poppy.

Leave a note

Leave a tribute or memory of John Wyllie

Leave a note

Contribute ›

Sources

Sources

Contribute ›

Contributors

Command item
Command item
Add new record Refresh
DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
18 December 2020KevinAucklandResearcher

The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided.

Creative Commons LicenseOnline Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.