William WILTON
- Born: 1895, St Cleer, Cornwall, England
- Died: 8 Dec 1915, Ypres, Belgium aged 20
General Notes:
Sourced from "Wilton Family Web Site"
http://www.jcwilton.com// (no longer exists)
Served WW.1 6th. Btn. Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry. Pte #19781
In Memory of
WILLIAM WILTON
Private
19781
6th Bn., Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
who died on
Wednesday, 8th December 1915. Age 20.
Additional Information: Son of Mrs. Georgina Wilton, of Club Cottage, St.
Cleer, Liskeard, Cornwall.
Commemorative Information
Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, leper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Panel 20
Location:
Historical Information:
Ypres (now leper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders. The
Memorial is situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin
and Courtrai, and bears the names of men who were lost without trace
during the defence of the Ypres Salient in the First World War.
A description of the Memorial and an account of the military operations
in the Ypres Salient is contained in a separate Introductory part to the
Registers.
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