Second son of Charles and Mabel Pilkington, of “Headlands”, Prestwich, Lancashire.
Pilkington, Hugh Brocklehurst –
Personal details
- Surname: Pilkington
- Forename: Hugh Brocklehurst
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Huyton, Cheshire
- Place of residence: Prestwich, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 27
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: June 4th, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Captain
- Unit: 6th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Manchester Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: M.i.D.
Memorials
- Clifton (Swinton) WWI War Memorial - Clifton
- Pilkington Memorial Window - Clifton St. Anne's Parish Church
- CWGC Memorial: Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey
- CWGC reference: Panel 158 to 170.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 18/06/1915
- Salford Advertiser/Salford Reporter entries: 19/06/1915