Basic Details
Surname
Wilkins
Forenames
William George
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
32402
Notes
The Roll lists his address as Paulette Cottages, Eastfield.

(N.B. The Roll is known to include numerous errors, including: misspelt names and inaccurate date/place of death, service number/ rank/ military unit etc; several casualties were mistakenly listed on it twice [i.e. under their true name and also the alias under which they served]; several other men were listed on it due to the mistaken belief they had died, whereas they had actually survived).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
East Surreys
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
1st
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Not stated
Town of death
Not stated
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Bethune
Cemetery
Gorre British Cemetery
Year of death
1917
Month of death
February
Day of death
27
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action; buried near Bethune, in Gore [sic] British Cemetery.
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action