Son of Margaret Emily Wilcox (nee Walsh), of of 163, Mayor Street, Bolton, Lancashire, and the late Mark Wilcox. Severely wounded in the head and died at No.12 Casualty Clearing Station without recovering consciousness. Surname sometimes recorded as WILLCOX
Wilcox, Charles Ernest –
Personal details
- Surname: Wilcox
- Forename: Charles Ernest
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 36
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 7th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Rifleman
- Unit: 5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 202683
- Regiment: King's Liverpool Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- 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: Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: IV. A. 37.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 17/08/1917 07/12/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 4g/6e S2*
- Bolton Chronicle: 17/08/1917