We remember Frederick T. 'fred' Wilkes

We remember Frederick T. 'fred' Wilkes

Timeline

Timeline

1890
birth Wednesbury, Staffordshire United Kingdom Source:8905737 1890
1912
marriage Annie Elizabeth Oaten Source:8905737 21st January 1912
1912
children Doris Wilkes Source:8905737 12th June 1912
1913
children Annie Elizabeth Wilkes Source:8905737 12th September 1913
1915
enlistment Wolverhampton, Staffordshire Source:8905737 1915
1915
service British Army Rifleman R/13193 Kings Royal Rifle Corps Depot Source:8905737 17th May 1915
1915
location 67 Wood Green, Wednesbury, Staffordshire United Kingdom their own address Source:8905737 17th May 1915
1915
service British Army Rifleman R/13193 King's Royal Rifle Corps 5th Battalion Source:8905737 29th May 1915
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8915675 25th August 1915
1916
service British Army Rifleman R/13193 King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion. Source:8905737 14th June 1916 - 26th March 1917
service British Army Private R13193 King's Royal Rifle Corps Source:4748844
service British Army Rifleman R/13195 (mistake) King's Royal Rifle Corps *mistake in CWGC records Source:8905737
1917
death Died of wounds Wounded 11 March 1917 - Gunshot wound left thigh & forearm - despite treatment went septic - died 2.45 p.m. 2nd Western General Hospital, Manchester United Kingdom Source:8905736 Source:8905737 26th March 1917
burial Wednesbury Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Staffordshire United Kingdom B. CE. 1614. Source:8905738

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Frederick T. 'fred'
Initials FT'
Last Name Wilkes
Source 8961697
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
67 Wood Green, Wednesbury, Staffordshire United Kingdom their own address known 17th May 1915
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army R13193 King's Royal Rifle Corps Private
British Army R/13193 King's Royal Rifle Corps 5th Battalion Rifleman
British Army R/13195 (mistake) King's Royal Rifle Corps *mistake in CWGC records Rifleman
British Army R/13193 King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion. Rifleman
British Army R/13193 Kings Royal Rifle Corps Depot Rifleman
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Doris Wilkes daughter 12th June 1912
Annie Elizabeth Wilkes daughter 12th September 1913
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Annie Elizabeth Oaten wife 21st January 1912

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Official Records

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Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Fife3190
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Fife3190
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Fife3190
England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription R58235

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