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Military service
Service number:
413097
Age:
23
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment)
Division:
26th Bn.
Birth:
September 22, 1893
Death:
April 17, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. A. 33.
Additional information
Son of William and Theresa Wilkinson, of Toronto, Ontario.
His brothers served during the First World War. John died on August 29, 1918 while serving with the Canadian Railway Troops and William died on February 6, 1919 while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment).
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Newspaper Clipping
The Wilkinson family lost three sons as a result of their military service during the first World War and shortly afterwards. Pte. Reuben Wilkinson, 413097, 26th Battalion (New Brunswick), died on April 17, 1917. Sapper John Wilkinson, 2499683, Canadian Railway Troops, died on August 29, 1918. Pte. William Wilkinson, 766311, 19th Battalion (Central Ontario), died on February 6th, 1919. Further details may be found on the Canadian Virtual Memorial. -
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Memorial
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Photo of REUBEN WILKINSON
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram October 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram July 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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Private Reuben Wilkinson
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Private Reuben Wilkinson
Digital gallery of
Private Reuben Wilkinson
Digital gallery of
Private Reuben Wilkinson
Digital gallery of
Private Reuben Wilkinson
Digital gallery of
Private Reuben Wilkinson
Digital gallery of
Private Reuben Wilkinson
Digital gallery of
Private Reuben Wilkinson
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 349 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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