WILKES Charles

  • First Name(s):
    Charles 
  • Surname:
    WILKES
  • Service Number:
    CNC60079
  • Rank:

    Leading Stoker

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Navy
  • Naval Service:
    Royal Canadian Navy
  • Ship:
    HMCS Rainbow Royal
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    15th November 1915
  • Age At Death:
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Esqimalt (Veteran's) Cemetery, British Columbia, Canada, Grave 137.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Charles Wilkes, of Blenheim Villa, Barton Rd., Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

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WILKES Charles Is Named On These Memorials

Bredon St Giles Church WW1 Memorial

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Additional information on the memorial: Ldg Sto. R.N. HMS “Rainbow”

Further Information About WILKES Charles

The Royal Canadian Navy Ledger Sheets record the following information:
Name: Wilkes, Charles W.
Service Number: 60079
Other Service Number: CSD 310640
Date of Birth: 1884-10-18
Place of Birth: Bredon, England
Occupation: Packer

National Archives of Canada Reference: RG 150 1992-93/170 Volume 10.

The Canada War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty) record the following information on Leading Stoker Charles William Wilkes:
Died on 15th November 1915 at St Josephs Hospital, Victoria, British Columbia after illness (Enteritis). There are three next of kin names and addresses, two having been deleted, the final one being his father, Charles Wilkes, Blenheim Villa, Barton Road, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.

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