Thomas Orde Lawder Wilkinson Military person

Thomas Orde Lawder Wilkinson VC (29 June 1894 – 5 July 1916), was an English-born Canadian and British Army officer who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Personal facts

Thomas Orde Lawder Wilkinson
Birth dateJune 29, 1894
Birth place
England , Bridgnorth
Date of deathJuly 05, 1916
Place of death
France , Ovillers-la-Boisselle

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Military person

allegiance22px Canada
award
Victoria Cross
military operations
Western Front (World War I)
World War I
military branch
British Army
Canadian Expeditionary Force
military unit
Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish) CEF
service start1914
service end1916

Thomas Orde Lawder Wilkinson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9521961
  2. http://www.legionmagazine.com/en/index.php/2004/09/valour-on-the-somme
  3. http://www.westernfront.co.uk/thegreatwar/articles/sourcesofinfo/thiepvalmemorial.htm