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Killed in France.

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Sidami

Sidami Report 4 Jul 2003 16:46

Thanks for all your help and advice From Sue......

Researching:
Ringrose from Countesthorpe Lord and Burley from Countesthorpe...Dixon Dawson Wood and Wilkinson from Caistor ,Starkey and Wood from Edendam. Hare from Horncastle.

Kim from Sandhurst

Kim from Sandhurst Report 3 Jul 2003 22:10

Sue, Check carefully on CWG as I thought all mine were in the Durham Light, but one of them turned up in WEST Yorkshire, so check all areas Kim

Sidami

Sidami Report 3 Jul 2003 21:38

Hello Brian The age of death is right his parents were Emma and James Wilkinson of Caistor I don't know what regiment he was in though From Sue........

Researching:
Ringrose from Countesthorpe Lord and Burley from Countesthorpe...Dixon Dawson Wood and Wilkinson from Caistor ,Starkey and Wood from Edendam. Hare from Horncastle.

BrianW

BrianW Report 3 Jul 2003 20:42

There are 42 W Wilkinsons listed for the army in 1917 on the cwgc site. Not all of them have full names or parents names, but if you have more details(parents, regiment, month of death, location, etc.) you might be able to pin it down if you are lucky. This one looks like a possibility: WILLIAM HENRY WILKINSON Private 4535 2nd/5th Bn., West Yorkshire Regt. (Prince of Wales's Own) who died on Tuesday 6 February 1917 . Age 25 . Additional Information: Son of Peter and Harriet Wilkinson, of Langrick, nr. Boston Lincs.

Researching:
Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)

Sue in Sx

Sue in Sx Report 3 Jul 2003 19:01

Susan, depending on where you live there's a lot of useful info in the PRO at Kew - service records etc; a book called Tracing your Ancestors in the PRO is useful, I use it like a Bible, you should be able to get it from the library.

Lisa

Lisa Report 3 Jul 2003 15:34

If it was during the war then try the commonwealth war graves commision site. They might have a record of his death.

Sidami

Sidami Report 3 Jul 2003 15:32

Hello I have a William Wilkinson born1892 in Caistor Lincs he was killed in France I believe 1917 where would I look for details of his death Thanks Sue.............

Researching:
Ringrose from Countesthorpe Lord and Burley from Countesthorpe...Dixon Dawson Wood and Wilkinson from Caistor ,Starkey and Wood from Edendam. Hare from Horncastle.