Charles William Wilkinson

Rank:

Bombardier

Regimental number:

305119

Unit at enlistment:

8th Brigade C.F.A., 40th Battery

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Wounded:

Yes

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

York

Birth city:

Toronto, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

46 Emilie Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

46 Emilie Street, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Machinist

Employer:

Cockshutt Plow Co.

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Wounded

BX September 15, 1917

Mr. and Mrs. William Wilkinson, 19 Mintern Avenue, received word from Ottawa that their son Driver Charles William Wilkinson of the Ammunition Column, France, was admitted to hospital wounded in the foot. Before enlisting, Driver Wilkinson was employed at the Cockshutt Plow Company.

BX September 18, 1917

Today’s casualty list reports Driver Wilkinson of this city as having been wounded. This is thought to refer to Charles Wilkinson of 45 Emilie Street who went overseas with a local battery in August 1915. He was 18 years of age.