Basic Details
Surname
Wilkinson
Forenames
Charles
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler and myrastrick.com provide the extra details. He left the school in 1914, worked for the Yorkshire and Lancashire Railway and, once in the war, died in hospital with gunshot wounds to his arm and buttocks. He is also commemorated on IWM 2738 and 2739.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Lincolnshire Regiment
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Wimereux
Year of death
1918
Month of death
April
Day of death
18
Age at death
19
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds