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Pte. George H. Wilkes
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Forest Hall
George Wilks was wounded in October 1916
Pte. Joe Wilkes
British Army 8th Btn. South Staffordshire Regiment
from:3 The Fold, Woodside, Dudley
(d.23rd April 1917)
Joe Wilkes served with the 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment in WW1. He died 23rd of April 1917 aged 21 years and is buried Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun in France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilkes, of 3 The Fold, Hall St., Woodside, Dudley, Worcs.
Reginald Samuel Wilkes
British Army 16th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Pte. Walter Joseph Wilkes
British Army 9th Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:48 Hurbert Road, Small Heath, Birmingham
(d.9th Aug 1916)
My great uncle, Walter Joseph Wilkes, served with the 9th Btn, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). Walter was the son of John Wilkes of Herbert Road, Small Heath, Birmingham by his wife Ann Wilkes, dam of John Rotherham. He was born in Birmingham on 20th November 1897 and educated at Small Heath Council School. Walter was employed at Webley & Scott and enlisted on 13th March 1915.
He deployed to France in July 1915 and was killed in action at Hooge on 9th August 1916. He has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Menin Gate. His brother was 1658 Sgt William Wilkes, A Battery, 110 Brigade, 25th Division, Royal Field Artillery who was wounded at Plogsteert around the same time, losing a leg.
Lest we forget.
Pte. William Ernest Wilkes MM.
British Army 7th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry
from:Cleobury Mortimer
Pte. Alex Agnew Wilkie
British Army 1st Btn. Gordon Highlanders
(d.17th June 1917)
Alex Wilkie served with the 1st Gordon Highlanders.
Pte. Alexander Wilkie
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Scots
from:Greenock
(d.9th April 1917)
Spr. Cyril William Wilkin MM.
British Army 249th Field Company Royal Engineers
from:Royston, Herts
Cyril Wilkin from Royston in Hertfordshire joined No 2 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps in October 1912 aged 19 or 20 as an 2nd Air Mechanic and was stationed at Montrose. He went with his squadron to France in August 1914 immediately after the war being declared. Soon after his arrival he was injured after the plane he was in was brought down and after recovering was discharged from the RFC on 16th of January 1915.
Cyril Wilkin subsequently enlisted as a Royal Marine Engineer in the Royal Naval Division on 3rd of February 1915 who were soon sent to the Dardanelles and landed at Helles on April 25th of April 1915. Sapper Wilkin was in No 3 Field Company R.M.E. and was a plumber by specialist trade. During the campaign, he was shot through the hand although was only in hospital for a short time before returning to the fighting line. After being evacuated from the Dardanelles in Feb 1916 he was stationed in Stavros, Greece for four months.
He subsequently was sent to the Western Front where his company had been re-designated as the 249th Field Company R.E. In the 63rd (Royal Naval) Division and was now within the British Army rather than the Royal Marines.
Sapper Wilkin was awarded the Military Medal for conspicuous bravery in carrying out details under gas and shell fire on or around 11th of March 1918. He was severely gassed in this action and was blind for about 4 days. He was initially hospitalised at Rouen before continuing his recovery in Cardiff.
After the war Cyril married Nellie and had 3 children (Eileen, Derek and Graham) and worked as a plumber. He also served as a fire officer for many years when it was a volunteer service. Cyril was also one of a handful of local ex servicemen who established the Royston branch of the British Legion. He also represented Royston at football and cricket.
During the Second World War, Cyril worked as a fitter for the air ministry initially for the RAF and subsequently for the US Air corps when they took over the local air base. Cyril died in 1979.
Pte. George Wilkin
British Army 1st Btn. Royal West Kent Regiment (Queen's Own)
from:Luton, Bedfordshire.
(d.27th Sep 1918)
George Wilkin served with the 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment during WW1. He died on the 27th September 1918 and is commemorated onthe Vis-en-Artois Memorial in France. He was the son of George and Rhoda Wilkin of 7 Dordans Road, Leagrave, Luton. Beds.
Pte. Thomas Wilkin MM.
British Army 40th Btn. Machine Gun Corps
from:Sunderland
My Grandfather, Thomas Wilkin won the Military Medal at the Battle of Hamelincourt, Flanders, in August 1918.
A/Cpl. William Wilkin
British Army 8th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps.
from:Hartlepool
(d.29th Oct 1916)
Will Wilkin was a regular soldier. He is recorded on the 1911 census as a Private (Clerk) at Delhi Barracks in Tidworth. Unfortunately, his papers form part of the "burnt" records. His unit was operating in the area around Colincamps in the Somme when he was killed. His grave is in Euston Road Cemetery. He was 30 years old when he died, and was unmarried. His mother became National President of the Co-operative Women's Guild in the year following his death, and she made reference to the losses that every family was experiencing in her address to the 1917 Congress in Torquay.
Lt. A. R. Wilkins
British Army Royal Field Artillery
(d.10th February 1921)
Lieutenant A Wilkins is buried in the Suvo Old Cemetery in Fiji.
Pte. George Vincent Wilkins
British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.8th May 1915)
Cpl. George Wilkins
British Army 16th Bn Royal Welch Fusiliers
from:Birmingham
(d.5th July 1916)
George Wilkins was my great-uncle - my father (b.1911) remembered him as a big man who threw him in the air - and caught him! - when he was on leave.. GW was killed, I presume in Mametz Wood, and has no known grave. I have his campaign medal. I am going to go to Thiepval to pay my respects.
Pte. Henry Frank Wilkins
British Army 2nd Btn. Hampshire Regiment
from:Farnham, Dorset
(d.10th July 1917)
Pte Herbert Musgrove Wilkins
British Army 1st Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment
from:Coventry Warwickshire
(d.12th July 1916)
Herbert Wilkins was the elder son of Thomas and Rosina Wilkins of 34 Princess Street, Coventry, Warwickshire. He is named on Thiepval Memorial.
L/Cpl John Charles Wilkins
British Army 6th Btn Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
(d.23rd January 1916)
John Wilkins served with the 6th Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in WW1. He died 23rd of January 1916 aged 23 years and is buried in Belgium at Essex Farm Cemetery. Son of John Wilkins.
Pte. Joseph William Wilkins
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
from:Coventry
My Grandfather Joseph Wilkins of Coventry was born in 1901. On his marriage certificate in 1920, it records that he was a Private in the 1st Warwickshire Regiment and his service number 38905. To date I have been unable to determine when he joined the Regiment. Anecdotally, my Father said that my Grandfather was in both WW1 and WW2, I have a photograph and on the back is written his name, that he 'joined back up in 1938 at the age of 37 and was at Dunkirk.
Unfortunately he died relatively young at 49 years of age, at his inquest it was stated that he was wounded at Dunkirk and medically discharged following this. I am sure he would have rejoined the Regiment he was in as a younger man and I have a Royal Warwickshire cap badge from my late Fathers possessions. To date I do not have a service number for his WW2 service. I do have these two pictures of him clearly of WW2 vintage, I love the first photo where it looks like he and his mate and enjoying the company of two army women!
Pte. Thomas Wilkins
British Army 9th Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers
from:Llanelli
(d.25th September 1915)
Pte. William George Wilkins
Royal Marines Light Infantry HMS Formidable
from:Coventry
(d.1st January 1915)
William Wilkins was born in 1889 in Brinklow, Warwickshire and his family moved to Coventry soon after. He joined the Royal Marine Light Infantry at a young age and his service record indicates he joined and was station at Chatham barracks.
On 1st January 1915 he was serving on HMS Formidable when it was torpedoed at 02:20 by U-24. William was one of 512 men who died that day from a ship's company of 780. His record notes that his medals were sent to his mother. He was my great uncle.
Pte. William John Wilkins
British Army 10th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
from:Maidenhead
(d.24th Aug 1917)
Pte. Alfred Henry Wilkinson
British Army 12th Btn. Middlesex Regiment
from:Horsforth, W Yorks.
(d.26th Sep 1916)
Alfred Wilkinson was my uncle, born in 1896 he was a Bank Clerk. He joined the Army on 31st March 1916 at High Beech Camp, Loughton Essex.
He met his death on 26th September 1916 in the storming of Thiepval at the Somme. A letter from a comrade in action to Alfred's father reads as follows: I was with Alfred when he was hit. I'm afraid I cannot tell you much, but will give you what I saw of him. We were advancing in file with Alfred on my right hand. we got over about 300yds, when the boches being driven out of their trenches, we took cover behind a fallen tree log to fire. All rising up to rush the trench, Alfred was hit by a shrapnel in his right thigh and sank behind the tree again. As we had to rush the trench we couldn't stop to reach him. We last saw him reclining on his left side holding his hand over the wound which we did not think at all serious. Being where he was he was well protected from snipers and certainly he could never have been taken prisoner there, being left 100 yds behind. The only thing that must have happened was that, as the enemy shelled all the ground gained in hopes of stopping reinforcements, he was caught by one of their shells. In that case anything could have happened, for no one would be able to get him until the shelling had ceased; a shell would throw up enough earth to bury one from sight, which would account for his identification disc not being brought in. If he was able to proceed down to the dressing station,he would have to go over the enemy fire showing that anything may have happened to him. I am afraid that is all I know with regard to Alfred whom I have known for about six months and we all render you our deepest sympathy in your undoubtable loss. yours sincerely, J H Wilson.
Pte. Alfred Wilkinson
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Andrew Wilkinson
British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.16th Feb 1915)
Pte. Benjamin Wilkinson
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Served with 18th DLI and 14th DLI
Pte. C. Wilkinson
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Newcastle
C. Wilkinson was wounded in October 1916
L/Cpl. Charles Wilkinson
British Army 2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters
from:East Kirkby, Notts
(d.19th Sept 1918)
Charles Wilkinson is buried in Savy British Cemetery in France.
Pte. Charles Wilkinson
British Army 5th Btn Highland Light Infantry
from:Glasgow
(d.30th Nov 1917)
My great grandfather, Charles Wilkinson served with the 1st/5th battalion HLI during World War One. He saw action in Gallipoli, Romania, Gaza and was killed in action in Egypt on 30/11/1917 at the age of 29.
I have his 'dead man's penny" mounted in a frame along with a silk embroidery bearing the HLI coat of arms, the places he served and a simple message... "to dear wife from Charles". He is remembered at the Ramleh War Cemetry near Tel Aviv, Isreal.
L/Sgt. Charles Robert Wilkinson
British Army C Company 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment
from:24 Southampton St Redcar, Yorks
(d.6th May 1918)
Pte David Wilkinson
British Army 10th Battalion Gordon Highlanders
from:Bellshill
David Wilkinson was married to my Great Aunt, Isabella Beveridge Sharp Calderhead. David survived the Great War but unfortunately died in Glasgow Royal Infirmary on 21st August 1934 from injuries received in an industrial mining accident at Bellshill.
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