In Memory Of
WILKS, WALTER CHARLES
Service Details
Age:
35
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Rank:
Chaplain 3rd Class
Unit 2:
attd. 7th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment
Regiment:
Army Chaplains' Department
Date of Death:
1917-10-04
Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
V. A. 1.
Cemetery:
BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY
Localitly:
Ieper, West-Vlaanderen
Country:
Belgium
Additional Information
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
Son of Samuel Hawes Wilks and Maria Nice Wilks. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918
