1898 Jul 5. Born in London
1901 census at St Johns Gdns, Notting Hill. London
1911 census at Pierpoint Hall , Broadstairs, Kent. a Boarding School.
1913 A Ralph Linfield died leaving "The residue to be invested in a trust fund for the benefit of AGNES RUTH WILSON, ALAN JAMES RICHMOND WILSON, JOHN HENRY WILSON and GEORGE FREDERICK WILSON, children of his late half cousin JAMES HENRY WILSON and the said GEORGIANA GREY WILSON. His trustees to use part of the yearly income from these investments towards the education of these children, and to re-invest any residue at their discretion.
1915 Aug 10. Commissioned Midshipman in RNR
1919 Leaves UK for Singapore. He is a Plantation Assistant
1921 Nov 30 . Joins ADRIC with service no 2203. Posted to O Coy
1922 Jan 16. Still serving on demobilisation of ADRIC
1923 Jan 19 A Tea Planter, he leaves UK for Calcutta
1927 Jan 9. Arrives in UK from Ceylon, where he is a planter
1927 Oct/Dec married in London to Gladys M R Stuart
1936 Jan 29 Arrives USA from Japan. He is a planter living in Malaya. Travelling back to UK
1936 Divorce. Divorce Court File: 39. Appellant: Alan James Richmond Wilson. Respondent: Gladys Mary Rothwell Wilson. Co-respondent: Robert B Wright. Type: Husband's petition for divorce
he appears to have remarried a Barbara Anne
1936 Sep 4. Leaves UK for Japan and Malaya where he is a planter
1936 Oct 7 He was working for Wharf Dept of Singapore Harbour Board
1940 Sep 1. Temporary lieutenant, Special Branch, in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve
1942 A Japanese POW and still a POW in Aug 1945
1947 Apr 13 . Died in Singapore