Search results Next record Previous record Māori James Alexander Wilson Died 14 May 1945 PDF Key details Service number26101 AWMM Also known asShorty AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankSergeant AWMM New Zealand Military Forces, YMCA AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJames Alexander AWMM SurnameWilson AWMM Ingoa Also known asShorty AWMM Service number26101 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionCatholic, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM 144 Adelaide Road, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Unknown AWMM 144 Adelaide Road, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs Marjorie H.C. Wilson (wife), 144 Adelaide Road, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Mrs Marjorie H.C. Wilson (wife), 144 Adelaide Road, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Married AWMM Married, 1 child AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number26101 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Omnibus Driver/Civilian AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM WW2 Omnibus Driver/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Gunner/Military AWMM 35 Field Battery AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM WW2 Gunner/Military AWMM Artillery Reinforcements AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesDied from Natural Causes, Cause of Death AWMM Died on active service AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankSergeant AWMM New Zealand Military Forces, YMCA AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › James Wilson was the only son of James and Margaret Wilson; brother of Molly and Jean of Taranaki; husband of Marjorie Wilson; father of Kevin, of Wellington, New Zealand. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death14 May 1945 AWMM Age 39 AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied from Natural Causes AWMM Death notes CemeteryKarori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM 31. K/3. (S). AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember James Alexander Wilson by laying a poppy. James Wilson James Wilson James Alexander Wilson James Alfred Wilson James Alfred Wilson Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of James Alexander Wilson Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksPapers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast Sources Used Funeral Notice: Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 112, 14 May 1945, Page 1 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19450514.2.6&srpos Death Notice Death Notice: Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 112, 14 May 1945, Page 1 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19450514.2.5&srpos Death Notice Roll of Honour. Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 120, 23 May 1945, Page 8 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19450523.2.77.4&srpos Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2921295 Sources Used DocumentsThe Evening Post AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 3: WW2 520 AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 4: WW2 382 AWMM The Evening Post AWMM The Evening Post AWMM 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. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record