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Family Search: Private John Wilson was born on 9 December 1886, in Hounslow, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom as the son of Wilson and A. W.. He immigrated to Canada in 1913 and lived in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada in 1921 and Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1922. He registered for military service in 1915. In 1915, at the age of 29, his occupation is listed as marine fireman.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 