He was commissioned into The East Surrey Regiment on 2 February 1933, seconded to The King's African Rifles in 1937 and The Somaliland Camel Corps in 1939.
He was commissioned into The East Surrey Regiment on 2 February 1933. Wilson was seconded to the 2nd (Nyasaland) Battalion The King's African Rifles in 1937 serving in East Africa and then The Somaliland Camel Corps in 1939.