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Pte. Joseph William Wilkins
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
from:Coventry
My Grandfather Joseph Wilkins of Coventry was born in 1901. On his marriage certificate in 1920, it records that he was a Private in the 1st Warwickshire Regiment and his service number 38905. To date I have been unable to determine when he joined the Regiment. Anecdotally, my Father said that my Grandfather was in both WW1 and WW2, I have a photograph and on the back is written his name, that he 'joined back up in 1938 at the age of 37 and was at Dunkirk.
Unfortunately he died relatively young at 49 years of age, at his inquest it was stated that he was wounded at Dunkirk and medically discharged following this. I am sure he would have rejoined the Regiment he was in as a younger man and I have a Royal Warwickshire cap badge from my late Fathers possessions. To date I do not have a service number for his WW2 service. I do have these two pictures of him clearly of WW2 vintage, I love the first photo where it looks like he and his mate and enjoying the company of two army women!
