Memorial: M3499

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating James Wilkinson d. 1908

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / Gunn'r James Wilkinson H.M.S. 'Commonwealth' R.M.A. / who was accidentally killed on the railway near Weymouth / Dec.10th 1908. Aged 25 years / Erected by his shipmates'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 276
Artists: Bower
Vessel: HMS Commonwealth

People

Wilkinson, James
Age: 25
Date of Death: 10/12/1908
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Gunner RMA
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

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