Alan Bert Wilkins (1912 - 1944)

Born 16 Nov 1912 in Hackney, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 27 Jun 1944 at age 31 in Italy

Biography

Alan, child of Bertie Wilkins and Elsie Biss was baptised on 8 December 1912 in St Michael and All Angels, Stoke Newington Common, Hackney, England.^[1] Aban's birth was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1912 in the Hackney district.^[2]

Alan's marriage to Edith D Dyson was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1940 in the Romford district.^[3]

Lance Corporal Alan Bert Wilkins was in the military and died on 27 June 1944 and was buried in Bari War Cemetery It. 4., Italy. His service number was 6214126.^{[4] [5]}Alan's will was proved on 12 January 1945 in Llandudno.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923"
   London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P94/MAA/002
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1558 #19195163 (accessed 23 August 2023)
   Alan Bert Wilkins baptism on 8 Dec 1912, child of Bert Thomas Wilkins & Elsie Maude Wilkins, in St Michael and All Angels, Stoke Newington Common, Hackney, England.
2. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 23 August 2023)
   Wilkins, Aban Bert (Mother's maiden name: Biss).
   GRO Reference: 1912 Oct-Nov-Dec in Hackney Volume 01B Page 731.
3. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005"
   General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 4a; Page: 2114
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8753 #56765079 (accessed 23 August 2023)
   Alan B Wilkins marriage to Edith D Dyson registered Apr-May-Jun 1940 in Romford.
4. ↑ Military: "UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947"
   Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2706 #242540 (accessed 23 August 2023)
   Name: Alan Bert Wilkins; Gender: Male; Age: 31; Birth Date: abt 1913; Death Date: 27 Jun 1944; Cemetery: Bari War Cemetery It. 4.; Burial Country: Italy; Regimental Number: 6214126; Region or Memorial: Italy; Father: Bertie Thomas Wilkins; Mother: Elsie Maude Wilkins.
5. ↑ Memorial: "Commonwealth War Graves Commission"
   Bari War Cemetery, Italy. (Plot: XIV. C. 20)
   Commonwealth War Graves Commission Record (accessed 23 August 2023)
   Memorial page for Alan Bert Wilkins. Service number: 6214126; Rank: Lance Corporal; Died: 27 June 1944; Age: 31.
   Regiment & Unit/Ship: 291 Army Troops Coy., Royal Engineers (United Kingdom); Additional Info: Son of Bertie Thomas Wilkins and Elsie Maude Wilkins; husband of Edith Dorothy Wilkins, of Guildford, Surrey.
6. ↑ Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
   Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1904 #17716420 (accessed 23 August 2023)
   Alan Bert Wilkins probate on 12 Jan 1945 in Llandudno. Died 27 Jun 1944 in Essex, England.

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 23 August 2023), memorial page for Lance Corporal Alan Bert Wilkins (16 Nov 1912–27 Jun 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56108506, citing Bari War Cemetery, Bari, Città Metropolitana di Bari, Puglia, Italy; Maintained by DCB (contributor 49565515). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56108506/alan-bert-wilkins