Wilcox, Charles Ernest –

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

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: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • 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

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