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John Wilson Wilson

In memory of:

Second Lieutenant John Wilson Wilson

December 27, 1917

Military Service


Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Irish Rifles

Division:

15th Bn.

Additional Information


Son of William Wilson, of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland.

Commemorated on Page 582 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY
Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)

Grave Reference:

Q. 12.

Location:

From Tel Aviv, take road number one (Ayalon) south towards Jerusalem. Leave at the exit signposted Lod/Ramleh. This is the exit after Ben Gurion Airport. Proceed along Route 40 for approximately 5 kilometres. At the traffic lights signposted Lod (South) turn right. At the roundabout turn left. The Cemetery entrance is on the left, after 400 metres.

The Cemetery is open from 8.00am to 2.30pm Monday to Friday. Visits outside of these hours can be arranged by calling the Regional Office on +972 (0)8 9221220.

Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible via the main entrance. For further information and enquiries please contact maoffice@cwgc.org

PLEASE NOTE : The 1914-1918 section has many grave references identical to the 1939-1945 and Post War sections. Please check you are in the correct part of the cemetery by a simple check of the dates on the headstones. The cemetery layout plan is available online at www.cwgc.org

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of JOHN WILSON WILSON– In memory of the employees from the Canadian Bank Of Commerce (CIBC) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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