Wilson, Tom

Service highlights

  • Name: Tom Wilson
  • Community recognition: Honored through Branch 236’s Veteran Banner Program
  • Banner sponsorship: Ian and Cheryl McKay (St. Marys) sponsored his banner
  • 2025 Banner location: DCVI
  • Rank, unit, and era: Not yet confirmed from a public service summary in hand. Local references have described him as “Pte Tom Wilson” and connected him to the Queen’s Own Rifles, but we are still working to verify the correct service record.

A Life and Service Remembered

Some Veterans left extensive records that are easy to follow across time, unit, and place. Others are remembered first in a different way, through community recognition, a family name, and the decision to make sure that name is seen.

Tom Wilson is honored in St. Marys through Branch 236’s Veteran Banner Program. His banner was placed in the community, and sponsored by Ian and Cheryl McKay of St. Marys. That matters, because remembrance is not only about what we can prove on paper. It is also about keeping a name present and treating it as worth the work of finding the full story.

This page is part of Branch 236’s 100th anniversary effort to ensure each Veteran is remembered as a person, not just a line in a list. For Tom Wilson, we are still working to confirm the exact service details, including his correct regiment, service number, and where he served. There are multiple men named Tom, Thomas, or T. Wilson in public records, and we want to be certain we have the right one before we publish details that belong to someone else.

If you are a family member, friend, or someone who served with him, even one photo, one service number, one unit badge, or one confirmed detail helps turn a name into a life.

Service record and roles

At this time, we have not located a public service summary that confirms:

  • service number
  • correct regiment and battalion
  • years of service
  • theatres of service and operations
  • training establishments, trades, or appointments
  • decorations, qualifications, or awards
  • post-war career and community service (beyond what may be held privately by family)

Links and sources