New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-11-06
VETERAN Of WAR IN
FRANCE VISITS HERE
Private Joseph Wilson, Brother Of
"PETE," Comes to See Mother

Private John Wilson, son of Mrs.
Peter Wilson of 100 Commercial
street, is visiting his mother in this
city on an indefinite furlough. Fri
Vato Wilson returned from overseas
Labor Day and is awaiting orders
mastering him out of the service or
assigning him for further duty. Be-
cause of illness contracted while in
the service he is unfit for further
overseas service. He was connected
with the 311th infantry
Private Wilson left Camp Dix with
the 311th infantry May 10 on the first
step of his trip overseas. and left Bos-
ton harbor on the morning of May so.
On June the transport upon which
the local soldier was stationed was at
tackled by threo submarines, but after
an exciting fight the subs reiterated,
and the boat proceeded upon the rest
Of its journey unmolested. Wilson
landed in Brest June and while
there was taken sick with u mild case
Of paralysis which crippled his left leg
making it necessary for him to be sent
to England for treatment. On August
% he was again shipped. and landed
in the United States on Labor day.
Meets Brother in England.
England, Private Wilson met his
brother, Sergeant Joseph Wilson of
the Canadian army for the first time
in about six years. Sergeant Wilson
enlisted in the Canadian army April
IL, 1915. He is now in England on
recruiting duty, having done his bit in
active warfare, and it is probable that
he will be kept in England until the
conclusion of the war
Sergeant Wilson participated in
three of the biggest battles of the war
and escaped unwounded. He was at
Tyres the Sommc, and Vimy ridge
and in all three battles although the
British casualties were very heavy, he
came out of the fray unframed.
He enlisted in the British army. and
received notice to report In England
on the Fourth of July. After a course
of training he landed in Franco,
August 20, 1915. In a letter to his
brother. Sergeant Wilson described the
battle of Ypres, the first largo battle
in which he participated as "a. giant
horseshoe in tho center of which
were the British.
He was sent back to England, April
8, after 10 months spent on the West
ern front, and after participating in
three battles without Delng wounded
once.
Both Soldiers Formerly.
Both of the brothers, Sergeant Jo-
seph and Private John Wilson. had
been in military service before. From
1907 to 1910 John was stationed at
Fort Warren with a coast artillery di
vision of the regular army, and Jo-
seph was with a. similar branch of the
regulars stationed at Fort Hancock.
Pete Wilson. we'll known in the
baseball world as Il pitcher is
brother of the two soldiers. pete
at one time occupied the mound for
Hartford in the Eastern League. An
other brother, Edward, resides in this
city.
Praises Red Cross.
Private Wilson is loud in his
praises of the American Red Cross.
The organization, while he was in
England, kept him supplied with
everything he wanted. When he was
sent to England his pack was sent
with the company, but the Red Cross
gave him an entire new outfit. All
soldier needs to do is express a. wish
for anything and it's his" said Private
Wilson in speaking of the services of
that organization.