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Son of W. H. and Fanny Wilkinson, of 925, Logan Avenue, Toronto. Born at Queensborough, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Sergeant William James Wilkinson
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James Wilkinson
– The grave marker at the Nine Elms Cemetery located outside Roclincourt, France. It is located about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James Wilkinson
Nine Elms Cemetery – The Nine Elms Cemetery, located at Roclincourt, France. It is about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial in France. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James Wilkinson
"Willie" Wilkinson as a member of the 24th Battalion VRC 1915. Before the war Willie helped his father on the family farm in the small village of Queensborough, Ontario.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James Wilkinson
Group photo of some Queensborough Ontario men taken sometime before their journey to France. Private William J. Wilkinson is pictured standing second from the right.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James Wilkinson
Detail of William Wilkinson from group photo.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James Wilkinson
Photograph showing the grave marker of William Wilkinson's parents in a small quiet cemetery near the now, almost deserted village of Queensborough Ontario. On the grave stone is a memorial to their son: "Sgt. William J. Wilkinson 1893-1917 Killed at Vimy Ridge France"
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James Wilkinson
Detail of the memorial showing: "Sgt. William J. Wilkinson 1893-1917 Killed at Vimy Ridge France"
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James Wilkinson
Original newspaper clipping from: "The Tweed News" showing two very sad letters written by two men who were with Sgt. Wilkinson when he was killed at Vimy on April 9, 1917.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James Wilkinson
A very beautiful framed (and 'touched-up') photograph of 'Willie'wearing his soft peak cap with 24th Battalion Badge.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James Wilkinson
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James Wilkinson
From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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– The grave marker at the Nine Elms Cemetery located outside Roclincourt, France. It is located about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
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Nine Elms Cemetery – The Nine Elms Cemetery, located at Roclincourt, France. It is about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial in France. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
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"Willie" Wilkinson as a member of the 24th Battalion VRC 1915. Before the war Willie helped his father on the family farm in the small village of Queensborough, Ontario.
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Group photo of some Queensborough Ontario men taken sometime before their journey to France. Private William J. Wilkinson is pictured standing second from the right.
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Detail of William Wilkinson from group photo.
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Photograph showing the grave marker of William Wilkinson's parents in a small quiet cemetery near the now, almost deserted village of Queensborough Ontario. On the grave stone is a memorial to their son: "Sgt. William J. Wilkinson 1893-1917 Killed at Vimy Ridge France"
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Detail of the memorial showing: "Sgt. William J. Wilkinson 1893-1917 Killed at Vimy Ridge France"
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Original newspaper clipping from: "The Tweed News" showing two very sad letters written by two men who were with Sgt. Wilkinson when he was killed at Vimy on April 9, 1917.
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A very beautiful framed (and 'touched-up') photograph of 'Willie'wearing his soft peak cap with 24th Battalion Badge.
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From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 349 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY (France) Pas de Calais, France
Thelus is a village about 6.5 kilometres north of Arras and 1 kilometre east of the main road from Arras to Lens. The NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY is on the western side of the main road and about 1.5 kilometres south of the village.
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