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Feb 24, 1877
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Born in Lancashire, England to Richard and Sarah
Wilkinson
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Aug 16, 1915
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Attested into the 35th Battalion in
Toronto, Ontario
Ø Number 405470
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs.
Annie Wilkinson, wife, 14 Sproat Ave., Toronto, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Labourer
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
Ø Posted to “C” Company
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Oct 16, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec
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Oct 25, 1915
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Disembarked in Plymouth, England. The battalion was renamed the 35 Reserve
Battalion and continued training in England.
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Apr 1, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Apr 2, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st
Battalion
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Apr 18, 1916
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Left the CBD to join the battalion
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Apr 20, 1916
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Joined the 21st Battalion in the
field in the front line south of Ypres, in the Voormezeele, Belgium area
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Apr 30, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 6 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Inflammation of the Intestine and
Enteritis
After assessment he was placed in the Division
Rest Station at the No. 5 Canadian Field Ambulance
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May 6, 1916
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Discharged to duty from the rest station
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Jun 12, 1916
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Private Wilkinson was killed by a German trench
mortar in the front line trench near Verbrande Molen, Belgium and buried in
the Bedford House Cemetery, south of Ypres, Belgium
Following the war, the British War Medal, Victory
Medal, (below) Memorial Cross, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent
to his widow Mrs. F.H. Fuller, Grasmere, New Hampshire, USA. (she had remarried)
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