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Wilson, Wilfrid Grant

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Identification

Regimental number: 411082
Battalion / unit at enlistment: 1st Univ Co
U of S affiliation at enlistment: student
Killed, died or wounded: died of wounds
Birth: 25 Jun 1896, Renfrew, ON, Canada
College Building memorial: First floor, northeast
Slide number(s): HR-1121, HR-1122

U of S attendance

Entry date College Left - date Left - reason Degree Degree - date Notes
1913 Arts        

Military service - attestation

Volunteer/drafted: volunteer
Attestation place: Saskatoon
Attestation date: 17 Mar 1915
Present address: Saskatoon, SK
Occupation: student
Religion: Presbyterian
Age: 18 years, 9 months
Height (inches): 70.25
Chest expansion (inches): 37.25
Amount of expansion (inches): 3.25

Military service - assignments

Group Type Location First known date Last known date Reason for end of assignment Notes
1st Univ Co           
PPCLI        1916 Oct. 11 DW

Rank

Rank Date Notes
Private  

Wounds

Wound type Date Notes
  21 Sep 1916 died of these wounds 10/11/1916

Death

Date of death: 11 Oct 1916
Cause: died of wounds
Location: Courcelette

Family

Father: Wilson, M H
Father's Address: Kinistino, SK, Canada (1915)

Non-military addresses

Address Occupation Earliest date Latest date Source Notes
Kinistino  student 1913 1915 U of S Calendar

Sources

National Archives reference: RG 150 Box 10479 - 56
College Building list #: 125
Roll of Honour list #: 218
Roll of Service (1928) #: 67
Long List #: 67

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