Husband of Eliza Jane Deakin, of 253, Bolton Road, Walkden, Lancashire, and formerly of 1, Peel Street, Cleggs Lane, Little Hulton, Lancashire. Formerly a carter employed by the Little Hulton Co-Operative Society. Enlisted November 1916. Formerly Private 38938, Border Regiment. Killed instantly when carrying ammunition.
Deakin, Wilfred –
Personal details
- Surname: Deakin
- Forename: Wilfred
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Little Hulton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Little Hulton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 24
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 24th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 20th Company.
- Service number: 156378
- Regiment: Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Little Hulton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Cleggs Lane Methodist Church WWI Memorial - Little Hulton
- Little Hulton Cenotaph - Little Hulton
- CWGC Memorial: Sucrerie Cemetery, Ablain-St. Nazaire, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: IV. E. 2.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 23/08/1918 27/12/1918