Maurice Fisken Wilkes

Rank:

Lieutenant

Regimental number:

55311

Unit at enlistment:

19th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Date of death:

September 15th, 1916

Cemetery:

Vimy Memorial - Pas de Calais, France

Commemorated at:

Grace Anglican Church, B.C.I. High School Memorial Plaque

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Brant

Birth city:

Brantford, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

138 Chatham Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

138 Chatham Street, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Law Student

Employer:

University of Toronto

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

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Circumstances of service: Killed

Cause and Place of Death: Previously reported Missing believed Killed now for Official purposes presumed to have Died

BX September 19, 1916

Lieutenant Maurice Fisken Wilkes Reported Missing

Lieutenant Maurice Wilkes, who has been missing since Friday, according to a cablegram received yesterday by his parents Mr. and Mrs. George H. Wilkes, is believed to have been killed. Lieutenant Wilkes was only 24 years of age, and although he enlisted as a private in the Queen's Own Rifles, by his own merits he won his commission and was attached to the 19th Battalion. He was a B.A. of Toronto University and also a qualified barrister and solicitor.

BX May 11, 1917

Lieutenant Maurice F. Wilkes Believed Killed

Lieutenant Maurice Fisken Wilkes of this city is today reported missing and believed killed. In September last, he was reported missing and a few days later his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Wilkes, had word to the effect that he was believed to have been killed. Lieutenant Wilkes was only 24 years of age and although he enlisted as a private in the Queen’s Own Rifles, on his merit he won a commission. After receiving his commission, he was attached to a battalion, which had a Brantford company in it. He was a graduate of Toronto University and also a qualified barrister and solicitor.