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Name : Vivian Thomas William James Wilks Son of : Thomas William Wilks and Alberta Alice Amelia Wilks (née Smith), (later Brett) of Shepherd's Bush, London, and East Cowes, Isle of Wight. Born : 1913 (registered Fulham, Jun 1913 qtr). |
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Service Details : Warrant Electrician Vivian Thomas William James Wilks, H.M.S. Neptune, Royal Navy. |
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Casualty Details : Died : 19 Dec 1941, aged 29. Commemorated at : Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon. CWGC Record |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Newport Borough War Memorial (as WILKES, V) Newport County Secondary School War Memorial (as V WILKS) |
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Documents and Newspaper cuttings :
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS
Saturday, March 23, 1940 page 5 THE ISLAND AND THE WAR EAST COWES LOCAL MAN IN THE BATTLE OF THE PLATE A member of the crew of the Achilles who took part in the
battle of the Plate is Electrical Artificer C.P.O.
Vivian Thomas Wilks, of Seymour House, East Cowes.
Wilks, who is the elder son of Mrs. C.E. Brett and
an ex-scholar of the Grange-road and Newport Secondary
Schools, passed third in the artificers' examination
for all England. He joined the Navy 11 years ago, and
was transferred to the New Zealand Navy about a year
since. He is at present with his ship in New Zealand.
His father, Mr. T.W. Wilks, was killed at St. Quentin
in the Great War while serving with the 13th London
Regt.
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS
Saturday, January 3, 1942 Page 3 THE ISLAND AND THE WAR ISLAND ROLL OF HONOUR MISSING Warrant Electrician Vivian T.W. Wilks, R.N., son of Mrs. A. Brett and the late Mr. T.W. Wilks,
formerly of Seymour House, Bridge-square, East Cowes. Wilks is an old Newport Secondary School boy.
His mother left East Cowes about a month ago to reside at 1 Boscombe-road, Shepherd's Bush, London.
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Family information :
His father, Thomas William Wilks, was killed in WW I. CWGC record ... for T W Wilks. |
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Links :
H.M.S. Neptune (20) Wikipedia entry. H.M.S. Neptune Association Roll of Honour (includes photograph) |
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Acknowledgments :
Janet Griffin for newspaper research |
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Page status :
Page last updated : 18 February 2015 (added to website) |
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