Frank Langton Wilkinson | killed on the Somme
Photograph of the regiment.
Close up of Frank from the above.
Death plaque issued to the family.
Frank Langton Wilkinson was the contributor's uncle. He was killed on the Somme in September 1916. Born in 1897, and joined the West Yorkshire Regiment as a Private, possibly in early to mid 1916. He has no known grave.
CONTRIBUTOR
Mr David Nichols
DATE
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LANGUAGE
eng
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1
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
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