Private William R. Wilkins

1884 - 1918  (34 years)

• Name	William R. Wilkins
  Prefix	Private
  Born	17 Sep 1884	Branchton, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1 - 111th Battalion  [2]
  Military	1914	WW1   [3]
  	WW1, Private, 111th Battalion
  Misfortune	1918
  	Killed in WW1
  Residence	Branchton, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-137450P
  Died	24 Sep 1918	Somme, , Centre, France   [1]
  Buried	Warlus, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France   [1]
  Person ID	I137450	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Mark Wilkins,   b. 7 Oct 1859, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Sep 1940  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Mary Carrick,   b. 3 Mar 1856, Westover, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario ,   d. 27 Feb 1929, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	3 May 1881	Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F34996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . Jane Wilkins/ born Dec 30, 1846/ died June 14, 1945/ Mark Wilkins/ born in Galt/ Oct 7, 1859/ died Sept 29, 1940/ Mary Carrick/ wife of/ Mark Wilkins/ born Mar 3, 1856/ died Feb 27, 1929/ Pte. William Wilkins/ Mach Gun Sect 111th Batt/ born at Locust Grove Farm Branchton/ Killed in action at Warlus France/ Sept 24, 1918/ aged 34 years/ intered at Wanquetin/ Communal Cemetery France/ Until the day dawn/ and the shadows flee away [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 012312 (1881). Name:Maik Wilkins Age:21 Birth Year:abt 1860 Birth Place:Galt Marriage Date:3 May 1881 Marriage Place:Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Father:William Wilkins Mother:Jane Wilkins Spouse:Mary L Carrick

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Sep 1884 - Branchton, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Branchton, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Sep 1918 - Somme, , Centre, France Buried - - Warlus, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France  = Link to Google Earth