Basic Details
Surname
Wilkinson
Forenames
George Frederick
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
241930
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 49 St Margaret's Road, Old Fletton.

(CWGC records that Private George Frederick Wilkinson, regimental number 241930, died on 11/4/1917 serving in 2nd/5th Battalion of the Lincolnshire Regiment, and is commemorated on Face 1C of Thiepval Memorial in France.
Soldiers Died in the Great War records George as a native of Yaxley who was living in Peterborough when he enlisted in Huntingdon. The Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects record that his father Arthur was his legatee.
On the 1911 census George had been aged 15, living with his parents Arthur and Emma at 49 St Margaret's Road, Old Fletton, Peterborough; his place of birth was given as Yaxley. His birth was registered in the Peterborough District in 1895).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Lincs
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
2/5th
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
France
Town of death
Arras
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1917
Month of death
April
Day of death
11
Manner of death as stated
Reported missing 11 April 1917, afterwards presumed killed in action near Arras
Manner of death reference
Missing
Personal Details
Address
49 ST MARGARETS RD OLD FLETTON
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial