Joseph Wilson enlisted  21 June 1939. He served with The Grenadier Guards before volunteering for the airborne forces.

He conducted his jump training sometime in 1940/41 and was a member of 11 SAS before transferring to The 1st Parachute Battalion, T Coy, 11 and 10 Pln. Joseph served in N.Africa and Italy. During Op. Market Garden he was taken POW. 

Joseph was "extracted to NSRW", date unknown.