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 Baxter Winks
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: 99509
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Machine Gun Corps
- Unit/Ship: 37th Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death:
- Date of Death: 05.04.1918
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No1
- Grave/Mem Ref no: VI.D.32.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 10 Kidd St, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Mary Baxter Winks, 10 Kidd St, Dundee
- Father:
George Winks, 10 Kidd St, Dundee
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about William Baxter Winks
William Baxter Winks 99509 Machine Gun Corps
WINKS—Died of wounds, at a Canadian Stationary Hospital, on 5th April, 1918, Private William Winks, beloved son of George Winks, 10 Kidd Street, Dundee. – Inserted by A. Craik, 10 Morrison’s Court.
Dundee People’s Journal 5th April 1919
Additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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