Life story: Walter Wilkinson | Lives of the First World War

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1859

sibling Ellen Lover Wilkinson Source:5304697 29th May 1859

1861

sibling Eliza Wilkinson Source:5304697 1st September 1861

1863

sibling Amelia Wilkinson Source:5304697 29th November 1863

1868

sibling Angelina Wilkinson Source:5304697 18th July 1868

1870

sibling Elizabeth May Ann Wilkinson Source:5304697 2nd December 1870

1873

sibling Agnes Wilkinson Source:5304697 2nd March 1873

1875

sibling Robert William Wilkinson Source:5304697 1st October 1875

1879

birth St Martin at Oak Street, Norwich United Kingdom Source:5304697 27th April 1879

1906

marriage Florence Mills Source:5304697 2nd June 1906 - 3rd June 1954

1908

children Laura Bizley Wilkinson Source:5304697 19th December 1908

1910

children Maurice Wilkinson Source:5304697 19th May 1910

1911

children Herbert Wilkinson Source:5304697 25th August 1911

1914

children Frederick Wilkinson Source:5304697 5th February 1914

1914

enlistment Norwich, Norfolk United Kingdom Source:5304697 22nd August 1914

1914

service British Army Private A/7952 Norfolk Regiment 3rd Battalion Source:5304697 22nd August 1914 - 2nd September 1914

1914

service British Army Lance Corporal a/7952 Norfolk Regiment 3rd Battalion Source:5304697 3rd September 1914 - 19th November 1914

1914

theatres Western Europe :1 Source:5304697 19th September 1914 - 11th August 1915

1915

service British Army Acting Sergeant A/7952 Norfolk Regiment 3rd Battalion Source:5304697 24th February 1915 - 12th August 1915

1915

hospitalisation Rheumatism - Myalgia Hospital/Institution Source:5304697 13th August 1915 - 24th February 1916

1915

service British Army Sergeant A/7952 Norfolk Regiment 3rd Battalion Source:5304697 18th August 1915 - 27th January 1916

1915

children Ernest Wilkinson Source:5304697 17th September 1915

1916

service British Army Acting Company Sergeant Major 25828 Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:5304697 28th January 1916 - 13th June 1916

1916

theatres Indian Frontier :6g Source:5304697 25th February 1916 - 25th February 1919

1916

service British Army Company Sergeant Major 25828 Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:5304697 14th June 1916 - 22nd May 1919

1919

dates Age 42 Source:5304697 23rd May 1919

1919

service British Army Private 696506 Labour Corp Source:5304697 29th May 1919 - 15th June 1919

1919

service British Army Acting Sergeant 696506 Labour Corps Source:5304697 16th June 1919 - 6th November 1919

1919

service British Army Sergeant 696506 Labour Corps Source:5304697 7th November 1919 - 17th November 1919

1919

discharge Source:5304697 17th November 1919

1921

children Ida Stella Wilkinson Source:5304697 1st April 1921

service British Army Lance Corporal Acting Corporal 3/7952 Norfolk Regiment Source:5304697

service British Army Lance Corporal Acting Corporal 25828 Essex Regiment Source:5304697

service British Army Lance Corporal Acting Corporal 696506 Labour Corps Source:5304697

1954

death Not War Related Senile Myocarditis 79 West End Street, Norwich United Kingdom Source:5304697 3rd June 1954

burial Earlham Cemetery Non-War Cemetery Norwich United Kingdom Source:5304697

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Names

Type	Name
First Names	Walter
Initials	W
Last Name	Wilkinson
Source	5304697
First Names	Walter
Initials	W
Last Name	Wilkinson
Source	5304697

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank
British Army	3/7952	Norfolk Regiment		Lance Corporal Acting Corporal
British Army	25828	Essex Regiment		Lance Corporal Acting Corporal
British Army	696506	Labour Corps		Lance Corporal Acting Corporal
British Army	A/7952	Norfolk Regiment	3rd Battalion	Private
British Army	a/7952	Norfolk Regiment	3rd Battalion	Lance Corporal
British Army	A/7952	Norfolk Regiment	3rd Battalion	Acting Sergeant
British Army	A/7952	Norfolk Regiment	3rd Battalion	Sergeant
British Army	25828	Essex Regiment	2nd Battalion	Acting Company Sergeant Major
British Army	25828	Essex Regiment	2nd Battalion	Company Sergeant Major
British Army	696506	Labour Corp		Private
British Army	696506	Labour Corps		Acting Sergeant
British Army	696506	Labour Corps		Sergeant

Awards

Award	Type	Source
1914 Star with Clasp	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Silver War Badge	Honourable Discharge
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Family

Children

Name	Relationship	Dates
Laura Bizley Wilkinson	daughter	19th December 1908
Maurice Wilkinson	son	19th May 1910
Herbert Wilkinson	son	25th August 1911
Frederick Wilkinson	son	5th February 1914
Ernest Wilkinson	son	17th September 1915
Ida Stella Wilkinson	daughter	1st April 1921

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Emma Bizley	mother
Peter Lover Wilkinson	father

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates
Ellen Lover Wilkinson	sister	29th May 1859
Eliza Wilkinson	sister	1st September 1861
Amelia Wilkinson	sister	29th November 1863
Angelina Wilkinson	sister	18th July 1868
Elizabeth May Ann Wilkinson	sister	2nd December 1870
Agnes Wilkinson	sister	2nd March 1873
Robert William Wilkinson	brother	1st October 1875

Spouse

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Florence Mills	wife	2nd June 1906

Physical

Complexion	Eyes	Hair	Source
Fresh	Grey	Ginger

Date	Height	Source
1919-06-26	5'6"

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Company Sergeant Major Walter Wilkinson

In the uniform of the Essex Regiment in India

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Company Sergeant Major Walter Wilkinson with staff

Walter Wilkinson is seated front centre

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Walter Wilkinson's Birth Certificate

Birth certificate details that Walter was born on the 27 April 1874 at St Martins at Oak Street, Norwich

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Marriage Certificate for Walter Wilkinson

Marriage certificate details the marriage of Walter Wilkinson and Florence Mills on the 2 July 1906 at Christ Church, New Catton, Norwich

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Walter Wilkinson's Death Certifictae

This Death certificate details that Walter died from Senile Mycarditis at his home of 79 West End Street, Norwich.

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