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Wilcox, G H



Gordon Henry Wilcox

Private Gordon Henry Wilcox
1st Battalion, Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

This photograph was taken not long before he enlisted.

Draft 1 from the North Staffordshire Regiment, stationed in Guernsey. Reinforcement 8 embarked from Southampton on 19th February 1918 and consisted of 60 other ranks. Taken Prisoner of War on 13/04/1918 at Doulieu. Repatriated to England on 29/11/1918

Born in 1898 at Deptford, London. Son of William Henry & Sybil Wilcox.

He died on 5th November 1988

 

Photograph courtesy of Tony Wilcox, his son