Gunner

Desmond Lorraine Wilson

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William Sydney Wilson and of Marietta Alice Hadfield Wilson (nee Grange), of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
66285
Name:
Desmond Lorraine Wilson
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
01 January 1970
Next of Kin: 
Mr W.S. Wilson (father), 34 Rata Street, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
c/o W. Fox, Kainui, Hamilton, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm hand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Artillery, 5 Field Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
26 February 1942
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
1. H. 35.
Cemetery Location: 
Libya
Desmond Lorraine Wilson
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