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Private William Wilkinson

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1891-07-09
Place of birth: Liverpool Lancashire England
Next of kin: Julia Wilkinson, mother. 96 Edwin Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Decorator
Occupation (normalized): Commercial Artist
Address: 96 Edwin Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death: 1919-02-06
Cause of death: Died of illness

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 766311
Highest Rank: Private
Rank detail
  1. Private (Army). 1917-09-24 to 1919-02-06
  2. Private (Army). 1917-08-22 to 1917-09-24
  3. Private (Army). 1917-03-10 to 1917-08-22
  4. Private (Army). 1917-01-28 to 1917-03-10
  5. Private, 19th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-10-10 to 1917-01-28
  6. Private, 123rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-11-20 to 1916-10-10
  7. Private, 58th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-09-16 to 1915-09-27
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 671561
LAC ID: 313902
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B10373-S011
Uploader's Notes:

Son of William Wilkinson (Service No. 510886) and Theresa Julia Wilkinson (nee McCarthy); younger brother of Reuben Wilkinson (Service No. 413097); older brother of Albert Wilkinson (Service No. 404493) and John Wilkinson (Service No. 2499683). Wilkinson was not married, but he prepared and signed a death-bed will the day he died, bequeathing all monies owed to him to Dorothy Osborne for the upkeep of his daughter, Dorothy

Originally attested September 16, 1915 with the 58th Battalion (Service No. 453718), but was rejected as Physically Unfit. Attested in the 123rd Battalion November 20, 1915 (Service No. 766311)

According to war diary of 9th General Hospital dated February 10, 1919 here and here: 766311 Pte. Wilkinson W. CAMC of this unit was today buried in Bodelwyddan church yard - all the personnel of this unit not on duty attended.

Prior service with 10th Royal Grenadiers

Died of influenza

Uploader's Research notes: 123rd Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 19th Battalion D Company Service No. 766311 Private Army Canadian Infantry 1st Depot Battalion, 1st Central Ontario Regiment Service No. 766311 Private Army Canadian Army Medical Corps Canadian Army Medical Corps Depot Service No. 766311 Private Army Canadian Infantry Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre Service No. 766311 Private Army Canadian Infantry 58th Battalion

Service No. 453718

Rejected - Physically Unfit

Private Army Canadian Infantry 123rd Battalion A Company Service No. 766311 Private Army Canadian Army Medical Corps No. 9 General Hospital Shorncliffe Service No. 766311 ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2018-06-26