Peter WILSON

27 August 1915

BARNOLDSWICK MEN WOUNDED

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wilson, 8, Edmondson Street, Barnoldswick, have received a letter from their son, Pte. Peter Wilson, who is in hospital at Malta recovering from wounds received in Gallipoli. Pte. Wilson is attached to the 1st 6th East Lancs. Regt.

Official information has been received of two other Barnoldswick soldiers having been slightly wounded in the Dardanelles. They are Pte. Arthur Stansfield, 20, Walmsgate, and Pte. Wm. Hy. Leaver, 34, St. James’ Square. They are in the same regiment, the 1st 6th East Lancashires, and are both married.

Sergt. Harry Peel, of the 1st Yorks. Regiment, has been reported wounded in Gallipoli. He was a reservist who had served six years in India, and for some time prior to the outbreak of war was employed at Barnoldswick Station. His wife lives at 9, Cecil Street.

Sergt. Wm. F. Gardner, of the 1st Lancashire Fusiliers, who was wounded in the Dardanelles on the 9th May, has just returned to the Bury depot after spending a week’s furlough at his parent’s home in Edmondson Street, Barnoldswick. His injury was caused by a bullet through the wrist. He has been in hospital at Malta and Plymouth. Sergt. Gardner is a single man of 28, and has been in the Army eight years, five of which he spent in India.

05 November 1915

THE DARDANELLES v. FRANCE

In a letter from the Dardanelles, dated Oct. 18th Pte. W. Wilson writes to a friend in Barnoldswick:–

“We were expecting an attack from the Turks last night, but it didn’t come off, and it was a good job for them it didn’t or they would have had a very hot time. We were stood waiting for them all night. They have had a feast of some kind going on now which lasts for five days, but they have not celebrated it with a charge yet, as we thought they would have done. I was surprised to hear of Peter [Peter Wilson] being in Scotland. The last I heard of him he was in Malta doing well. I am glad to hear Yank and Gilbert are all right in France–I wish I was there. They have a grand time of it compared with us. They only do three days in the trenches, and then go to a place for a rest where they can enjoy themselves, but we have been in the trenches this time for 16 days, and when we come out the only enjoyment we get is a good shelling.

14 July 1916

MORE BARNOLDSWICK CASUALTIES

Pte. Peter Wilson, of the East Lancs. Regiment, whose parents reside in King Street, is in Woolwich Hospital with a bullet wound in the leg. In a letter home he states he had to lie for 15 hours before being relieved. He is now progressing favourably. Pte. Wilson was previously wounded in the Dardanelles.

30 March 1917

WILSON – March 17th, 1917, killed in action in France, Pte. Peter Wilson, East Lancashire Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wilson, 8, Edmondson Street, Barnoldswick, aged 25 years.

30 March 1917

TWO BARNOLDSWICK MEN KILLED IN MESOPOTAMIA

Remarkable Family Parallel

A striking parallel in the history of two Barnoldswick families is presented in connection with the fate of two Barnoldswick soldiers whose deaths have been officially reported this week from Mesopotamia.

Pte. Peter Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wilson, 8, Edmondson Street, was killed in action on March 7th. He was 25 years of age and unmarried. A well-known amateur footballer, he enlisted in August 1914 in the East Lancashire regiment and took part in the Gallipoli campaign where he was wounded. After recuperating he was drafted out to France where he was again wounded during the big push on the Somme Front on the lst Ju1y last year. After a few months in England he was sent out to Mesopotamia in October and the family have received no news from him since December last, when he wished them all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have four other sons in the Army, one of whom (Sergeant J. T. Wilson) has been awarded the Military Medal. He was invalided home suffering from frostbite, and is still undergoing special treatment at Manchester. Two other sons are still in France and one in training.

Pte. Ellis Sutcliffe, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, who died from gunshot wounds at Basra (Tigris) on March 15th, was one of five soldier sons of Mr. and Mrs. Abm. Sutcliffe, 8, Arthur Street. He was 21 years of age. Enlisting immediately after the outbreak of war, he participated in three of the main theatres of the struggle, being wounded at Neuve Chapelle in May 1915. After treatment at Edinburgh, he was at home for a short period before being sent out to the Dardanelles, were he suffered from bad feet and went into hospital at Cairo. He left Egypt shortly before last Christmas for Mesopotamia; the last letter received from him being dated January 14th. Of the four brothers of deceased, Pte. William Sutcliffe, R.A.M.C. (Military Medal) is now recovering from wounds in a Manchester hospital; one is in France; one in Salonika and the other in training at Stafford.

12 April 1918

Private George Wilson, Barnoldswick

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wilson, 8 Edmondson Street, have received official confirmation of the death of their son, Private Geo. Wilson, West Yorks. Regiment, who was previously reported killed on August 10th. He was 19 years of age and went out to France in May last. His brother, Private Peter Wilson, was killed in March, 1917.