William Wilson was born in 1887 in Preston and joined the Loyal Lancashire Regiment. He served in France and was wounded at Vendresse in September 1914. A telegram was sent to his wife saying he had been seriously wounded and he was hospitalised in Portsmouth then moved to Hyde in Cheshire. He was discharged from the army and served as a clerk from January 1915 until November 1917 then in the Military Transport Police from until April 1919. He was then discharged from both posts. He had a daughter whom he named Vendresse who died at three months old. His son then had a daughter also named Vendresse who now lives in Port William in Scotland. || Large photo of the Loyal Lancashire Regiment marching to war in Preston Four photos of Hyde Hospital Telegram announcing his serious wounding and bandage || || Photographs and telegram informing of the death of William Wilson || 95 William Wilson

Fotografija mještana Stare Baške snimljena ili u Rijeci ili u Puli, kada su svi regrutirani. Slika broda Viribus Unitis. || Ivan Mihajić porijeklom je iz Stare Baške na otoku Krku. Zvali su ga Wilson, po američkom predsjedniku, jer je bio predsjednik udruge ribarske zadruge. Kao mornar u ratnoj mornarici služio je vojni rok na ratnom brodu Viribus Unitis kada je počeo rat. Ivan je cijeli rat proveo u mornarici, vratio se živ i zdrav. Brod Viribus Unitis potopljen je u studenom 1918. godine. || || Rijeka || Front || Mladići iz Stare Baške u uniformama || 45.3270631,14.442176000000018 || Photograph || Ivan Mihajić u uniformi mornara, na slici je s mještanima iz Stare Baške, svi u različitim uniformama vojske. Fotografija snimljena 1914. godine, ili u Rijeci ili Puli. || || Mladići iz Stare Baške u uniformama || Rijeka || 45.3270631,14.442176000000018 || Back || Photograph || || Brod Viribus Unitis || Postcard

Letter written by the nursing sister of the wrd in the hospital in Alexandria. Photograph of 2 people: Mu uncle Robert Henry Wilson is on the left; the other person is unknown to me. || My uncle Robert Henry Wilson was the eldest of 14 children who joined the Enniskillen Fusilliers at aged 16 and was wounded at Gallipoli. He was evacuated to a hospital in Alexandria, Egypt where he died and was buried there. He died on the 30 October in 1915 I think although I am not sure of this. || || Alexandria || Letter to the mother of Robert Wilson after this death in Egypt, from hospital nurse || African Wars