| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit # | 99th, 1st |
| 24th Reg. | Yes |
| Resident | Tilbury |
MC Rank: LT Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 10435 – 24 Date of Birth 02/10/1895 at Tilbury, ON. Son of Arthur Andrew and Ada Francis Wilson of Tilbury. A student. Member of 24th Kent Regt. Attestation: 14/04/1916 @ Tilbury ON. to 99th Bn. Reported being awarded a Military Medal. 9/11/1916 in Chatham Daily Planet & Chatham Daily News.
Tilbury Times, Thursday
22 November, 1917.
“Receives War Medal Son Won at Somme”
“Reeve A. A. Wilson of Tilbury, has just received from the British War Office the military medal which was awarded to his son, Lieutenant A. P. Wilson, for conspicuous bravery at the Battle of the Somme. September, 1916.
Curator’s Note: The reference to “military medal” was in this case the Military Cross.
Dave Benson, Curator of C-K Museum, reported he had acquired Lieut. Wilson’s Military Cross 1/05/2007.
The University of Toronto “Roll of Service 1914 -18” gives the following information on Lieut. A. P. Wilson. Arthur went overseas in May of 1916, joining the 1st Battalion of the CEF and arrived at the front lines in July for the Battle of the Somme 11/09/16.
“Where he commanded his platoon with great coolness and skill through heavy bombardment and forwarded information gained at great personal risk. Though temporarily blinded he was with difficulty induced to leave the trench.
On recovering from his injuries he was with the 4th Reserve Battalion during part of 1917, but returned to the front in October. After going through at Arras, when he was struck by a piece of shell while leading his men, and was rendered unconscious. Two days later he succumbed to his injuries in hospital. At Rouen where he was buried.”
University of Toronto (1921)
The Tilbury Times, Thursday
5 September, 1918
Lieut. Patrick Wilson Killed in Action.
“Official word was received here yesterday from Ottawa that Lieut. Patrick A. Wilson was killed in action. Deceased was reported wounded a year ago, but returned to the front. He was also awarded a D. C. M. for bravery. He enlisted here two years ago in the 99th Battalion while completing a university course at Toronto. The sympathy of their many friends is extended to the bereaved parents Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Wilson. “
Brilliant Career Suddenly Closed.
“A brilliant career was brought to a distinguished close on Sunday September 1st when Lieut. Arthur Patrick Wilson, of the 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Andrew Wilson of this place, passed away at the 2nd British Red Cross Hospital, Rouen, France from wounds received in action.”
TT 5/09/1918.
In November of 2014 he along with Lieut. Matthew Maurice ‘Sonny’ Wilson and 57 other law students, who put a promising law career aside to serve their country in the Great War were recognized with an honorary call to the bar from the Law Society of Upper Canada on Remembrance Day at Osgoode Hall. CDN 27/11/2014.
“Reeve A. A. Wilson of Tilbury, has just received from the British War Office the military medal which was awarded to his son, Lieutenant A. P. Wilson, for conspicuous bravery at the Battle of the Somme. September, 1916.
WILSON, ARTHUR PATRICK Initials: A P Nationality: Canadian Rank: Lieutenant Regiment: Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment) Unit Text: 1st Bn. Age: 22 Date of Death: 01/09/1918 Awards: MC Additional information: Son of Arthur Andrew and Ada Frances Wilson, of Tilbury, Ontario. Graduated as B.A. in 1916 from University College, University of Toronto, and won the Mackenzie Scholarship in Political Science. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Officers, C. 3. 1. Cemetery: ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN
GOH Additional information. Afa: CDN 9/11/16, 5/11/19, 11/04/19; CDP 9/11/16,19/10/17, 12/11/18, 4/09/18, 5/09/18, 27/09/19, 30/06/20.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| Cenotaph | Chatham and Kent County Cenotaph - Chatham |
| Awards | MC |
| Sources | Chatham Daily Planet - Chatham Daily News (09-11-1916), Commonwealth War Grave Commission, Chatham Daily Planet (09-11-1916), LAC, Chatham Daily Planet (12-11-1918), Chatham Daily Planet (05-09-1918), Chatham Daily Planet (04-09-1918), Chatham Daily News (05-11-1919), Chatham Daily Planet (27-09-1919), Tilbury Story - Community History |
| Supplemental Information | Age: 22 Date of Death: 01/09/1918 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Officers, C. 3. 1. Cemetery: ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN Father: Arthur Andrew Wilson, Tilbury Mother: Mrs. Ada Frances Wilson |
| Height | 5'5" |
| Eye Colour | hazel |
| Age | 22 |
| Complexion | dark |
| Hair | dark brown |
| Race | white |
| Birthplace | 02/10/1895 @ Tilbury, ON. |
| Religion | Anglican |
| Last Place of Employment | Graduated in Arts from Toronto University in 1916 |
| Marital Status | single |
| When Enlisted | Feb. 1916 |
| Where Enlisted | Windsor, ON |
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