Service Details
Name:
 WILKS
Given Name:
 WALTER CHARLES
Initials:
 W C
Trade:
 The Rev.
Rank:
 Chaplain 3rd Class
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Regiment:
 Army Chaplains' Department
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Unit 2:
 attd. 7th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment
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Date of Death:
 1917-10-04
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Age:
 35
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action
Decorations:
 M C, Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
 MC LG Sup 14 November 1916 pg. 11070 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He tended the wounded for 48 hours under very heavy fire, displaying great courage and determination." MID LG Sup 13 July 1916 pg. 6952
Additional
Information:
Son of Samuel Hawes Wilks and Maria Nice Wilks. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918
Commemoration
Country:
 Belgium
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Locality:
 Ieper, West-Vlaanderen
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Cemetery:
 BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 V. A. 1.

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