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Name : Albert Edward Wilton Son of : Edward James Wilton and Minnie Wilton (née Barton)(died 1893), of 22, Cavendish Place, Newport, Isle of Wight. Born : 1890 Carisbrooke. |
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: 1891 : Edward and Minnie Wilton, with Albert aged 5 months, are at Nodgham, Castle Road, Carisbrooke. Edward Wilton is a Maltster. 1901 : Edward Wilton, widower, with Albert aged 10, is at Field Place, Newport. Edward Wilton is a Storekeeper for an Oil Cake Merchant. 1911 : Edward Wilton, widower, with Albert aged 19, is at 22 Cavendish Place, Newport. Edward Wilton is a Storekeeper for an Oil Cake Merchant, Albert Wilton is a County Court Clerk. |
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| Service Details
: Rifleman 330286 Albert Edward Wilton, 1/8th Bn., Hampshire Regiment, (Isle of Wight Rifles). |
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| Casualty Details
: Died : 23 March 1918, aged 27. Buried at : Carisbrooke Cemetery. CWGC Record |
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Memorials : Carisbrooke Castle Isle of Wight Rifles Memorial Panel 14 Newport Borough War Memorial Newport Castlehold Baptist Church War Memorial Newport Drill Hall Isle of Wight Rifles War Memorial Newport Oddfellows War Memorial WW I |
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Documents and Newspaper cuttings :
Isle of Wight County Press 4 September 1915 Rfn. A.E. Wilton, B Co., (wounded), was a clerk in the I.W. County Court office at Newport. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Wilton of 22 Cavendish-place, Newport, and has been shot through both legs. He is doing well in hospital in Malta.
Isle of Wight County Press
11 September 1915 Rfn. A.E. Wilton, B Co., who last week was reported wounded in both legs, has had one amputated just below the knee, according to information received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilton of Cavendish-place, Newport. [The County Press has erroneously implied that his mother is still alive in these reports] |
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