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Second Lieutenant JOHN WILSON

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

"B" Coy. 9th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 23 April 1917

Age 20 years old

Buried or commemorated at

GUEMAPPE BRITISH CEMETERY, WANCOURT

I. E. 7.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Thomas Wilson and Catherine Agnes Niven Wilson, of 26, Carment Drive, Shawlands, Glasgow.
  • Personal Inscription ONLY GOOD NIGHT BELOVED NOT FAREWELL
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Buried or commemorated at

GUEMAPPE BRITISH CEMETERY, WANCOURT
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 169
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