Marjorie Hilton Wilkes

Unit at enlistment:

Enquiry and Correspondence Bureau

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Cemetery:

Mount Royal Cemetery, Outremont, Quebec

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Brant

Birth city:

Brantford, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

121 Darling Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

121 Darling Street, Brantford, Ontario

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Miscellaneous

BX April 14, 1915

Family With Proud Record – Miss Marjorie Wilkes Leaves for War Zone – Three Brothers There Already

Miss Marjorie Hilton Wilkes, daughter of Col. and Mrs. A.J. Wilkes, left the city on Monday evening for New York, there to proceed with Lady Drummond’s party to do war service in England. The party, which includes Miss Antoinette Parker, of Ottawa, formerly of this city, has been organized to constitute an enquiry and correspondence bureau for wounded Canadians under treatment in Old Country hospitals. The proposal is to make enquiries concerning the relatives and friends of the soldiers and to keep them informed as to the progress of the wounded fighting men to write letters for the patients unable to carry on their own correspondence and in various other ways to help the disabled men.

Miss Wilkes’ departure constitutes the fourth in a family of five children. Lieut. Burton Wilkes is with the McGill University base hospital contingent; Lieut. Hilton Wilkes is with the Royal Canadian Dragoons; Lieut. Ransom Wilkes is with the Royal Field Artillery, and now Miss Marjorie will do her part. Little Miss Gwendolyn Wilkes is the only member of the family now at home with Col. and Mrs. Wilkes.

Lady Drummond’s party will sail for New York on the White Star Liner, Arabic. Mrs. Wilkes accompanied her daughter to the American metropolis.

BX September 23, 1915

Miss M. Wilkes was Married

LONDON, Sept. 19. - Major Francis L. Armstrong, of Montreal, and Miss Marjorie H. Wilkes, daughter of Lieutenant Colonel A.J. Wilkes of Brantford, Ontario, were married at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, yesterday afternoon. The ceremony was quiet, but was attended by a number of Canadian officers and other friends. the non-coms in the Record office, where Major Armstrong is Deputy Assistant Adjutant General, formed a guard of honour at the church. After the ceremony a reception was held at Whitehall Court.

Ottawa Journal – August 25, 1980

ARMSTRONG, Marjorie Hilton in hospital on Sunday, August 24, 1980, Marjorie Hilton Wilkes, beloved wife of the late Brigadier General Logie Armstrong; dear mother of Logie, Toronto; Mrs. Jack Saunders (Joy) Sydney, Nova Scotia; and Mrs. June Skene, Ottawa; also survived by 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Friends may attend the funeral service at St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church on Tuesday at 3 p.m. Cremation Beechwood. The family will be present at 110 Maple Lane following the service to receive friends. Those desiring to send a memorial tribute may donate to a charity of their choice.