Pte. Richard Atkinson Wilson

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Pte. Richard Atkinson Wilson

Also Known As: "Dick"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Islington, Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Death: October 02, 1917 (26)
No. 3 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, (In the Field), Belgium (World War I: A gunshot wound to his left side and chest, possibly by a German sniper, received on 29 September 1917)
Place of Burial: [XXIV. E. 7.], Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Wilson and Martha Wilson
Brother of Margaret Hannah Waugh; Edward Wilson; James Tallentire Wilson; James Tallantire Wilson; Thomas Wilson and 6 others

Occupation: Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion.
Find A Grave ID: 12072471
Service No: WWI 34198
Managed by: Kathryn Margaret Winter
Last Updated:

About Pte. Richard Atkinson Wilson

Military

1914-1918 • World War 1
Military Rank: Private 34198 of the NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 3rd Battalion

Embarkation

19 January 1917 • Wellington, New Zealand. Sailed on the vessel Ulimaroa with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, destined for Plymouth, England.

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Pte. Richard Atkinson Wilson's Timeline

1891
February 24, 1891
Islington, Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
1917
October 2, 1917
Age 26
No. 3 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, (In the Field), Belgium
October 2, 1917
Age 26
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, [XXIV. E. 7.], Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium