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Military service
Service number:
766311
Age:
27
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
19th Bn.
Birth:
July 9, 1891
London, United Kingdom
Death:
February 6, 1919
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
481.
Additional information
Son of William and Theresa Wilkinson, of Toronto, Ontario.
His brothers served during the First World War. Reuben died on April 17, 1917 while serving with the Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment) and John died on August 29, 1918 while serving with the Canadian Railway Troops.
Digital gallery of Private William Wilkinson
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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. -
Grave marker
His grave in Flintshire, Wales -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram July 1916. 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 February 1919. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Private William Wilkinson
Digital gallery of
Private William Wilkinson
Digital gallery of
Private William Wilkinson
Digital gallery of
Private William Wilkinson
Digital gallery of
Private William Wilkinson
Digital gallery of
Private William Wilkinson
BODELWYDDAN (ST. MARGARET) CHURCHYARD Flintshire, United Kingdom
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