Gunner

Ewart Wray McKinney Wilson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Andrew and Katharine Alexandra Wilson, of Whangarei, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES
Source: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections: AWNS-19170426-45-25

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Casualty

Service Number: 
13/2959
Name:
Ewart Wray McKinney Wilson
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
27 November 1894
Place of Birth:
Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Andrew Wilson (father), Hangatiki, King Country, New Zealand
Religion:
Presbyterian
Date of Enlistment:
19 October 1915
Locality on Enlistment: 
Hangatiki
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery, New Zealand Divisional Ammunition Column, attached Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
21 March 1917
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 37
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (8 February 1916)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. B. 21.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Ewart Wray McKinney Wilson
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