Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
He is not mentioned in the 1941 Jurors List.
He fought with the HKVDC, and is mentioned in the 1942 list of POWs:
| Wilkinson W R J | HKVDC | Private | DR160 |
He was one of the POWs shipped to Japan, and is listed in Sendai #2 Camp at mansell.com:
| Wilkinson, William R.J,Pvt,DR160,HKVDC |
The FEPOW website shows he survived the war, and was transported back to Hong Kong. The last part of his journey home was on HMS Colossus, leaving Manila on 5 Oct 1945. That site also gives his date of birth as 24 Feb 1921, and birthplace as Hong Kong.
Photos that show this Person
1945
Comments
Re: William Robert Josiah WILKINSON (aka Billy)
Birth: Wilkinson - At Government Civil Maternity Hospital, on 24th inst., the wife of Mr. W. R. Wilkinson, a son. China Mail 25 February 1921 refers.
He was likely the son of William Robert Wilkinson