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The Roll lists his address as 250 Lincoln Road. It states that he was killed in an accident on an unspecified date in July 1917, but doe not indicate the place of death.
(CWGC records that Private G. H. Wilkinson, regimental number 204391, died on 7/7/1917 while serving in 4th Battalion of the Bedfordshire Regiment, and is buried in grave South A.18 in Albuera Cemetery at Bailleul sire Berthoult in France.
Soldiers Died in the Great War records that George was a native of Huddersfield who was living in Peterborough when he enlisted. The Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects record that he was killed in action on 7/7/1917 in France, and that his widow Harriet was his legatee. The Medal Rolls record that he served in the 1st Battalion of the Hertfordshire Regiment under regimental number 271481 before joining the Bedfordshire Regiment.
On 28/7/1917 the Peterborough Advertiser announced George's death at the age of 34, giving his home address as 250 Lincoln Road. The newspaper reported that prior to enlisting in January 1917 he had worked for the London and Manchester Assurance Company as their Superintendent for Harwich and Peterborough. After three months training in the Army, he had been sent to the Front. A letter from the Chaplain who had buried George was quoted as stating that a group had been digging trenches at the front line when one of their picks hit a bomb that exploded, killing George and wounding two other men. The Advertiser also mentioned that George's widow had received a further letter from one of his comrades, Private C. Proud, who had been with George when the incident occurred, and had helped carry his body back behind the lines. The Advertiser reported that George left a widow and four young children.
On 1/8/1917 the Huddersfield Daily Examiner also reported that George had been killed in an accident, stating him to be the son of Mr J Wilkinson, clothier of Huddersfield, and the son-in-law of Mr Cartwright, grocer of Moldgreen. They reported that George, who they described as an insurance agent, had left Huddersfield about ten years previously, and that his widow was living at 250 Lincoln Road, Peterborough.
On the 1911 census George Henry Wilkinson, aged 28, had been working as a Superintendent, living with his wife Harriet and their daughter at 46 Lee Road, Dovercourt, Harwich; he gave his place of birth as Huddersfield and stated he had been married 3 years; his wife Harriet was also stated to be a native of Huddersfield. The marriage of George Henry Wilkinson to Harriet Cartwright was registered in Huddersfield District in 1907.
On the 1901 census George had been aged 18, living with his parents Ann and John Wilkinson at 10 Commercial Crescent in Huddersfield; his father was recorded on the census as a clothier and outfitter. The birth of George Henry Wilkinson was registered in Huddersfield District in 1883).