Captain John Henry Warburton WILKINSON

Served in 5th Battalion (Territorials) of South Staffordshire Regiment. Volunteered 20 Sep 1914, Gazetted 2nd Lt Nov 1914 and sent to France July 1915.

Died, aged 23, on 5 May 1917 of injuries received on 22 Apr 1917 near Lens.

• Buried Longuenesse, St Omer Souvenir Cemetery, France. Plot IV B 75
• Son of John (Jack) Wilkinson and Margaret, living in Gloucestershire
• Captain Wilkinson was not married
• Commemorated on the war memorial, dedicated in 1922, beside Bassett’s Pole public house. The memorial is on the Warwickshire/Staffordshire boundary and was probably erected by his uncle, Colonel Joseph Henry Wilkinson of Ashfurlong Hall, Sutton Coldfield

Links to Relevant Information

With thanks to Bedales website for his military record Bedales: www.bedales.org.uk/john-henry-warburton-wilkinson-07081893-05051917

CWGC Captain John Henry Warburton Wilkinson | War Casualty Details | CWGC

Census & Family Information

• Born 7 Aug 1893 in Handsworth, Staffs
• In 1901, John and his parents were living in Headingley, Yorks with his father’s cousin
• In 1911, John was a farm pupil aged 17 living in Bidford-on-Avon