This site commemorates the men and women of Collingham, Linton and Micklethwaite who served during World War 1. Today we especially commemorate Rifleman 43504 Tom Hinde Skinner of the King's Royal Rifle Corp who died on this day in 1966.
Wilson, William Pearson Allen
(1892-1915)
 

Rank and Unit at End of World War One

Rank Private

Service Number 15004

Service Army

Battalion 9th Battalion

Regiment West Yorkshire Regiment

Killed in Action: 9th August 1915

Commemorated at: Helles Memorial, Turkey

Pre-war Occupation*/marital status**

Trade or Occupation pre-war: Farm labourer
Marital status: Single


* Taken from attestation papers or 1911 census
** Marital status on enlistment or at start of war
Connection with Collingham, Linton or Micklethwaite and reason for inclusion on this web site
  • Lived in Collingham, Linton or Micklethwaite immediately prewar or during the war
  • Named on war village memorials or Roll of Honour

Biography

Family background

William Pearson Allan Wilson was born on the 2nd April 1892 at College View Windermere, the son of Thomas and Sarah Wilson. His family moved soon after his birth to Collingham and he was baptised in St. Oswald's church on the 15th May 1892 and was confirmed in Wetherby Church on the 18th February 1907 at the same service as Raymond Johnson and William Stoker. In 1911, at the time of the census, he was living with his family at Fullerton Terrace, Collingham.

Service record

William enlisted in Wetherby near the start of the war and was posted to the 9th Battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment. William was one of the many local men who served in that Battalion and who was killed (on the 9th August 1915) in the Gallipoli campaign. William's body was not recovered after the battle and he is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli.

A number of articles in the Wetherby News of the time give accounts of the local soldiers' experiences in Gallipoli. View those reports here

Biography last updated 16 November 2019 15:17:13.

Sources

1911 Census. The National Archives. Class RG14 Piece 25962
The Wetherby News 18/9/1914
The Collingham Parish Magazine Dec 1914 & Feb 1915
First World War Medal Index Cards. The National Archives (WO372).
First World War Medal Index Rolls. The National Archives (WO329).
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery and Burial Reports
Pension Record Cards and Ledgers. Case number 11/D/89764

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