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Pte. Robert John Wilkins
British Army 1st Btn Kings Regiment (Liverpool)
from:Chippenham, Wiltshire
(d.22nd Mar 1944)
Robert Wilkins is recorded on both Chippenham Town Memorial and United Reformed Church, St Marys Street Memorial. According to the Wiltshire Times 15 April 1944:
"Killed in Burma. Pte Robert Wilkins - Information received at Chippenham on Friday morning of the death on service in Burma of Pte Robert Wilkins, youngest son of Mr Frederick Wilkins and Mrs Charlotte Wilkins of Emery Lane.
Pte Wilkins who was married with one six month old daughter whom he had not seen, was employed at Mr WJ Wheelers before he joined the Army nearly 4 years ago. He was heavily interested in the youth movement of the congregational church. His father who died about 20 years ago served in the last War and there are 2 brothers in the present war, Frederick and William."