Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson, of 19, St. John’s Street. Kearsley, Lancashire. Enlisted May 1916.
Wilson, Charles –
Personal details
- Surname: Wilson
- Forename: Charles
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 23
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: March 20th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Gunner
- Unit: 252nd Siege Battery.
- Service number: 85084
- Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- 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
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- CWGC Memorial: The Huts Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: XV. C. 18.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 05/04/1918 26/04/1918 23/08/1918 24/01/1918