A Great War Memorial Plaque to Samuel Wilkins, one of two casualties with this name; the first a Gunner who served in “B” Battery, 307th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery who fell on 15 Aug 1917, and the second, a Private soldier serving in the 5th Battalion, Border regiment who fell on 1 Oct 1916.
Great War Memorial Plaque (Samuel Wilkins)
Condition: Extremely Fine
Gunner Samuel Wilkins, “B” Battery, 307th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery was killed in action on 15 August 1917 and is interred in the New Irish Farm cemetery, France.
Private Samuel Wilkins, 5th Battalion, Border Regiment, was killed in action on 1 October 1916 aged 23. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
