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1206461 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. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**