Private 50480 Thomas Wilkinson

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: West Yorkshire Regiment - 12th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 21
Date of death: 2nd of July 1917 (Monday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Niederzwehren Cemetery - IX. B. 10.

Family details:
Son of Thomas and Mary Wilkinson, of St. Helens, Lancs. father Thomas is legatee.

Census details:
1901 - 5 years old Thomas is living at 118 Argyle Street, St Helens with parents Thomas (33), Mary (35) and three siblings: May (6), George (3), Ethel (1). Thomas snr's mother-in-law Jane Taylor (71) is also staying at the address. 1911 - Sees 15 years old 'Messenger Boy' Thomas living at 143 Argyle Street, St Helens with parents Thomas (43), Mary (45) and four siblings: May (16), George (13), Ethel (11), Austin (9).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=21]Remembered On St Marks War Memorial, North Road.[/url]

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Wilkinson_T_50480.png[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/50480ThomasWilkinson.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private 50480 Thomas Wilkinson at Niederzwehren Cemetery (Photograph courtesy of Wolfgang from GWF.)[/caption]