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Corporal John Wilson

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Wilson, John
Date of birth: 1885-09-08
Place of birth: Shetland Scotland
Name of next of kin: Elizabeth Wilson
Address of next of kin: West Setter, Weisdale, Shetland, Scotland
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Address: Thessalon, Ontario
Height: 70.5 inches
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1919-02-05
Cause of death: Died of illness
Buried: Ste. Marie Cemetery, Div. 64. VIII. G. 1.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 754952
Highest Rank: Corporal
Rank detail
  1. Corporal (Army). 1918-09-09 to 1919-02-05
  2. Second Corporal 1918-02-22 to 1918-09-09
  3. Second Corporal 1917-11-23 to 1918-02-02
  4. Private, 124th Battalion, Infantry 1917-05-23 to 1917-11-23
  5. Private, 119th Battalion, Infantry 1917-05-18 to 1917-05-23
  6. Lance Corporal, 119th Battalion, Infantry 1916-05-27 to 1917-05-18
  7. Private, 119th Battalion, Infantry 1916-02-02 to 1916-05-27
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 4021206
LAC ID: 318600
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B10460-S015
Uploader's Research notes:

Son of John Wilson and Elizabeth ‘Eliza’ Wilson (nee Hunter)

119th Battalion Nominal Roll

Died of influenza and pneumonia

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2005-04-08
Last modified: 2023-02-10