1893 May 30. Born Blantyre, Lanarkshire,
1901 census in Blantyre
| John Cowan | Wilson | Head | Married | Male | 38 | 1863 | General Medical Practitioner | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Marion Jackson | Wilson | Wife | Married | Female | 38 | 1863 | - | Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Frederick J C | Wilson | Son | - | Male | 9 | 1892 | Scholar | Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Robert O S | Wilson | Son | - | Male | 7 | 1894 | Scholar | Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Ronald P | Wilson | Son | - | Male | 3 | 1898 | - | Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Robert King | Miller | Boarder | Single | Male | 27 | 1874 | General Medical Practitioner | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Grace | Lyon | Servant | Single | Female | 22 | 1879 | Servant Domestic | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Christina | Lyon | Servant | Single | Female | 18 | 1883 | Servant Domestic | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
1915 Oct 12. The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Robert Owen Shaw Wilson to be temporary Second Lieutenant .
1916 Oct 28. Moved out of a Reserve Battalion
1917 Mar 27. Promoted Lt
1920 Aug 24. Joined ADRIC with service no 256. Posted to D Coy
1921 Mar 30 to 14 Apr on Leave
1921 Apr 5. Promoted Section Leader
1921 Jul 13 to 27 Jul on Leave
1921 Oct 18 to 1 Nov on Leave
1922 Jan 20. Discharged on demobilisation of ADRIC
1935 In Blantyre and is best man at his brother's marriage
1964 Jun 18. Died Lanarksire, Scotland
Gravestone reads
Erected By John Cowan Wilson, M.b. and His Wife Marion Tasker Shaw, Blantyre in Memory of Their Eldest Son Frederic John Cowan Wilson, Captain, 6th Battn. the Cameronians Attached R.a.f. Who Was Shot Down By Enemy Aeroplane and Taken to Prison in 1915, the Effects of Which Continued Till His Death 4.2.1933 Aged 41y “pro Patria”. the Above John Cowan Wilson, M.b. D. 7.1.1938 Aged 75y and the Above Marion Tasker Shaw D. 11.6.1943 and Their Son Robert Owen Shaw Wilson D. 18.6.1964
WO 339/44999