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We remember Evelyn Rockley Wilson
We remember Evelyn Rockley Wilson
Timeline
Timeline
1879
service
British Army
Lieutenant
Rifle Brigade
Source:4806912
service
British Army
Captain
Rifle Brigade
Source:4806912
1957
death
Winchester
United Kingdom
Source:8554222
Source:4806912
21st July 1957
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Evelyn Rockley |
| Initials | ER |
| Last Name | Wilson |
| Source | 8554222 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
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| British Army | Rifle Brigade | Lieutenant | |||
| British Army | Rifle Brigade | Captain |
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Evelyn Rockley WilsonEvelyn Rockley Wilson (25 March 1879 – 21 July 1957) was an English amateur first-class cricketer, who played for Cambridge University Cricket Club, Yorkshire, and England.Wilson was born in Bolsterstone, Stocksbridge, Yorkshire, England, and educated at Bilton Grange, Rugby and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated BA in 1901 and MA in 1905. An amateur whose main profession was as a schoolmaster for 43 years at Winchester College (1903–1946), He served in the First World War in the army, being commissioned Lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade before transferring to intelligence staff work. He demobilised as Captain in 1919.
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Yorkshires squad - 1919Yorkshires squad which overcame the odds and captured the first County Championship title after World War One in 1919. Back row, from left, Arthur Dolphin, Roy Kilner, Abe Waddington, Billy Williams, Herbert Sutcliffe. Middle, George Hirst, Wilfred Rhodes, Mr Cecil Burton, Mr Rockley Wilson, David Denton. Front, Percy Holmes, Emmott Robinson Read more: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/bygones-yorkshire-trio-paid-the-ultimate-sacrifice-serving-king-and-country-1-7023363#ixzz3ouquRcVqContributed by:
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Official Records
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| Evelyn Rockley Wilson | Peter5151 | |
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| Yorkshires squad - 1919 | Peter5151 |
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