Pte. John Wilson was born in Listowel, Ontario, on July 25th, 1897. He enlisted on September 9th, 1915, lying about his age so that he could join the Army.

Although John enlisted with the 81st Battalion, he was transferred into the 4th CMR (Central Ontario Regiment) on June 29th 1916, following the 4th CMR's devastating losses in the "Battle for Mount Sorrel" on June 2nd, 1916.

John Wilson died on September 16th, 1916, at the age of 18 years old. He died while the 4th CMR was advancing on The Somme and was involved in actions around Monquet Farm, north of Poziers, France.

Private John Wilson's name (pointed out by great nephew, Mattan Jones, right) can be found on the Vimy Ridge Memorial in France.

Please click on the image to see a larger picture.

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The above biography and image of John Wilson's name at Vimy are courtesy of Mattan Jones.