Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
James Wilson
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: 05.01.1918
- Place of enlistment: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Service no: 2379171
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry
- Unit/Ship: 18th Reserve Battalion
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 09.06.1894
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 403 Elgin Ave, Winnipeg, Canada
- Occupation: Fireman
- Mother:
Jane Ireland Wilson
- Father:
Robert Wilson
- Siblings:
Robert
- Spouse:
Annie Mearns Devine
- Children:
Robert Harvey Wilson
- Age at Death: 64
- Date of Death: 26.11.1958
- Place of Death: Grace General Hospital, Winnipeg, Canada
- Burial Country: Canada
- Cemetery: St James Cemetery, Winnipeg, Canada
More about James Wilson
James Brother Robert also served in the Great War with the Royal Army Medical Corps. No101423.
James would go on to serve in WW2 with the Canadian Active Service Force and served with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, 1st Motor Ambulance Convoy, No 57892.
His son Robert also served in WW2 as an Able Seaman in the Canadian Navy, No V/599. He was killed in action when the ship he was serving on H.M.C.S. Valleyfield (K 329) a River class frigate was torpedoed by German Submarine U-548 on 7th May 1944, sinking in only four minutes.
Information researched and supplied by Jim Busby, Winnipeg, Canada
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