Son of Emanuel and Martha Wilkins, of 9, Lime Street, Farnworth, Lancashire, and formerly of 32, Clammerclough Road, Farnworth, Lancashire. An old boy of the Hollands School. A bugler, he was knocked down by a motor lorry when sounding the Last Post, and died the next day. Memorial in Kearsley (St. Stephen) Churchyard.
Wilkins, George –
Personal details
- Surname: Wilkins
- Forename: George
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Walkden, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 22
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 2nd, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 9th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 14881
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth (St. John the Evangelist) C.E. Church WWI Memorial
- Hollands School Farnworth WWI Memorial
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- CWGC Memorial: Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: VI. A. 12.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 17/08/1917 12/10/1917 19/10/1917 28/12/1917 04/10/1918 24/01/1919