Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilkinson, of 37, Third Avenue, Ferns Park, Bolton, Lancashire. Later of 64, Sharples Park, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted September 1914 as Private 2406, 5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Became a machine gunner as Corporal 23785, Machine Gun Corps. Commissioned into the Tank Corps 30/11/1917.
Wilkinson, George Horace –
Personal details
- Surname: Wilkinson
- Forename: George Horace
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: Not known
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Unit: 8th Battalion, The Tank Corps.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Machine Gun Corps (Heavy Branch) / The (Royal) Tank Corps
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Not known
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 02/07/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6i
- Bolton Chronicle: 21/12/1917