Private William Richard Wilkes
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Wilkes,
William Richard
Date of birth: 1888-09-16
Place of birth: Rushbury Shropshire England
Next of kin: John Wilkes, father, of Meadows Woodgate, near Church Stretton, Shropshire, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address:
Windermere, British Columbia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-03-01
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Villers Station Cemetery, VI. E. 14.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 687885
Highest Rank:
Private
(54th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 54th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1916-02-24 to 1916-12-07
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed in Action on a trench raid at the Vimy sector.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 60462
LAC ID:
313224
Service file: B10361-S049
Uploader's Notes: Likely a childhood friend of Alfred Cadwallader as they are born 3 weeks apart and NOK are from same area of England.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 172nd Battalion A Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 54th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-05-25