Acting Bombardier 71860 Stanley Wilkinson
Regiment/Unit: Royal Field Artillery - 'B' Bty. 50th Bde.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Date Entered Therein: 16/08/1914
Age at death: 18
Date of death: 23rd of September 1915
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Warrington, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Woburn Abbey Cemetery Cuinchy - I. G. 7.
Family details:
Son of William and E. H. Wilkinson, of 28, Horsemarket St., Warrington, Lancs.
Census details:
1901 - 4 years old Stanley is living at 4 George Street, St Helens with parents William (37), Elizabeth H (37) and two siblings Nellie B (9), Norman A (7). Servant Rebecca T Jinks (19) is also at the address. 1911 Census - The family lived at 28, Horsemarket Street, Warrington. Stanley, the youngest of 3 children, was aged 14 and employed as a Stationer's message Boy.
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/SWilkinson_RFA.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of A/Bombardier Stanley Wilkinson at Woburn Abbey Cemetery, Cuinchy
(Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
