Born: 1886, Bradford
Died: 7 December 1918, Colchester
Buried:
Address: 2 Fagley Place, Fagley
Parents: Edwin & Eliza, nee Jackson
Spouse: Clara, nee Turner
Siblings: Arnold
Occupation: Lingard’s, Westgate, Bradford
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Pte
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: Eccleshill, Park & St Luke’s
Children: Ronald
Regiment: Durham Light Infantry
Ernest Wilkinson
Ernest Wilkinson was born in 1886 in Bradford the son of Edwin and
Eliza, nee Jackson.
In 1901 the family lived at 574 Wakefield Road, Bradford and Ernest, at
15 years of age, was working as a draper’s errand boy.
By 1911 the family had moved to 41 Belgrave Place, Wibsey and Ernest
was working as a labourer in a millinery warehouse. Eliza died in 1914
aged 59 years.
When Ernest enlisted he was living at 2 Fagley Place, Undercliffe and
employed in the drapery department at Lingards Store in Westgate. He
married Clara Turner in 1917 and a son, Ronald, was born in the summer
of 1918.
Ernest enlisted on the 25th of October 1918 as Private 111135 in the 28th
Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry and died six weeks later in
Colchester on the 7th December 1918. He was 32 years of age.
His place of burial is not known and he left his effects to his widow Clara
who received £2.10.5d on the 2nd of August 1919. A War Gratuity was
not admissible due to under six months service.
Researched and written by Jean
Britteon, to whom many thanks
