Son of Edward and Elizabeth Ann Wilkinson, of 36, King Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Reported taken prisoner of war by the Germans on 30/11/1917 and later presumed to have been killed. Memorial in Farnworth Cemetery.
Wilkinson, Joseph –
Personal details
- Surname: Wilkinson
- Forename: Joseph
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 20
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: November 30th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 36870
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: March 1st, 1917 - 1917-03-01
- Enlistment location: Preston, 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
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France
- CWGC reference: Panel 8.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 01/08/1930
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 13f
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 04/01/1918 18/01/1918 18/10/1918 08/11/1918 14/03/1919