Feb 17, 1894

Born in Prince Edward County, Ontario to Alva Burton and Annie Belle (nee Huff) Wilson

Dec 28, 1916

Attested into the 254^th Battalion CEF in Picton, Ontario

 Ø  Number 1093179

Ø  Next of kin given as Mrs. Belle Wilson, mother, Hillier, Ontario

Ø  Previous occupation given as Banker

Ø  No previous military experience given

Ø  Religion given as Methodist

 
The battalion trained in the Belleville area

Apr 4, 1917

Appointed to the provisional rank of Sergeant

May 29, 1917

Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia

 His rank on the embarkation roll is shown as Sergeant

Jun 9, 1917

Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the battalion proceeded to Seaford where it was absorbed into the 6^th Reserve Battalion to continue training

 
On disembarking in Liverpool, he was immediately admitted to the Seaforth Military hospital there with a diagnosis that reads Mumps

Jun 10, 1917

Reverted to the rank of Private

Jun 30, 1917

Discharged to duty with the 6^th Reserve Battalion in Seaford from hospital

Sep 2, 1917

Transferred to the 21^st Battalion

 
Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France as part of a draft of 83 reinforcements from England and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21^st Battalion

Sep 16, 1917

After leaving the base depot, he joined the 2^nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion in Hersin, France as part of a draft of 199 reinforcements from the base depot

Oct 18, 1917

After leaving the entrenching battalion, Private Wilson joined the 21^st Battalion in billets in Ourton, France

Nov 3, 1917

The 21^st Battalion moved into the Passchendaele front line near Crest Farm and immediately came under an enemy attack.  The battalion suffered severe casualties overnight and into the early morning of the 4^th.  Private Thomas Clifford Wilson was among the men killed in action that night.  He was later buried in the Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, Belgium

 Following the war, the British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to his sister, Miss Nellie K. Wilson, RR #1 Hillier, Ontario

 
The Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to his father, Mr. A.B. Wilson, Hillier, Ontario

 
The Memorial Cross was sent to his mother, Mrs. A.B. Wilson, at the same address

Memorial on the family farm at Bloomfield, Ontario in memory of Thomas Clifford Wilson

Thomas Clifford Wilson is also honoured on the War Memorial in Picton, Ontario