Son of Elisha Wilcockson, of 18, Gordon Avenue, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted December 1914. Killed when a shell dropped in his dug-out.
Wilcockson, Elisha –
Personal details
- Surname: Wilcockson
- Forename: Elisha
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 21
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: April 24th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 4th (Pioneers) Battalion.
- Service number: 14235
- Regiment: Coldstream Guards
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Essex Farm Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: II. L. 23.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/12/1914 05/05/1916 05/05/1916 04/08/1916 29/12/1916 27/04/1917 26/04/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 5h 6f* 6c* S16* 4g 6g