Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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William Marshall Wilkie
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: 26679
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Royal Scots
- Unit/Ship: 12th Battalion
- Place of Death: Belgium
- Age at Death: 20
- Date of Death: 12.10.1917
- Burial Country: Belgium
- Cemetery: Tyne Cot Memorial
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 11 to 14 & 162
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 12 Dallfield Walk, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Elizabeth Wilkie, 12 Dallfield Walk, Dundee
- Father:
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about William Marshall Wilkie
William has no known grave but is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
William Wilkie 26679 Royal Scots
WILKIE—Killed in action, on 12th October, 1917, Private William Wilkie, Royal Scots, aged 20 years, dearly beloved son of Louisa Wilkie, 12 Dallfield Walk, Dundee. – Inserted by his Aunt Annie.
Dundee People’s Journal 17th November 1917
Additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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