Private
Wilson, Wilbert John
Unit
60th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Canadien-Français)
Branch
Infantry
Service Component
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Service Number
139215
birth
1892/06/06
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
death
1916/09/16
France
grave
Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy Ridge, France
Gender
Male
Wilbert John Wilson was born in Toronto, Ontario, on 6 June 1892. He was the son of John A. and Ester Jane Wilson.
A labourer, Wilson enlisted in the 75th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Mississauga) in his hometown on 16 July 1915. He was transferred to the 60th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Canadien-Français) a month later.
Wilson was killed in action on 16 September 1916, at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, which was part of the larger Battle of the Somme. His body was lost.
Wilbert John Wilson is commemorated on the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, on Vimy Ridge, in France.
