John WILSON

Main CPGW Record

Surname: WILSON

Forename(s): John

Place of Birth: Salterforth, Yorkshire

Service No: 265498

Rank: Sergeant

Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Battalion / Unit: 2/6th Battalion

Division: 62nd (2/West Riding) Division

Age: 28

Date of Death: 1921-01-21

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: ---

CWGC Cemetery: BARNOLDSWICK (ST. MARY-LE-GILL) CHURCHYARD

CWGC Memorial: ---

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE

Additional Information:

John Wilson (born 26 November 1892) was the son of John and Anna Bella Wilson, née Martin. John, senior, may have been born at Leyland, Lancashire. Anna Bella was born at Liverpool, Lancashire.

1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: Chapel Street - John Wilson, aged 8 years, born Salterforth, Yorkshire, son of Hannah B. Wilson (married).

1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 20, Shaw Terrace, Park Road - John Wilson, aged 18 years, born Salterforth, Yorkshire, son of Anna Bella Wilson (married).

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Cpl John Wilson, 265498, W. Rid. R. [John received the Silver War Badge.]

British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Cpl John Wilson, 265498, 2/6 W. Rid. R. Dis. Para 392 (XVI) 12.6.19.

UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for John.

A short biography of John is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).

Data Source: Commonwealth War Graves Commission Headstone

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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---

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