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Cpl. Harold Whitewood Wilinson
British Army 8th (Leeds Rifles) Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
This photograph shows a section of the 8th Leeds Rifles where my Grandfather is the Corporal Harold Wilinton. There is a wooden hut in the background which may be on the then open ground above Barrack Street in Leeds. There is no date on the photo but when I was a young boy I recollect a number of things: The first was that he, or my other grandfather, said 'Getting Gassed saved my life' He certainly suffered some injury because he was evacuated home.
Then it gets very confusing. What I know is that he later served in Palestine but the 8th Leeds Rifles did not serve there. My Grandfather managed to find, and send back, some small ancient artefacts some of which I remember being accredited to him in the York Museum. Then it gets even more sketchy. He was either a member, or attached to the RFC. More specifically his photographic skills were used. I can remember him showing me a box full of un-fixed glass photographic plate slides that showed aerial views of the land below. He also explained that the box was made from aircraft plywood and covered in aircraft canvas. Then to add to that, in his possession he had both an RFC cap badge as well as and RAF one.
