WILKER, Alfred Jacob
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Born: August 23, 1897
Died: March 19, 1983
Attended: SS # 5 South Easthope (Blum's School)
After School: Farmed at E 1/2 Lot 33, Con 7, South Easthope
Enlisted: June 14, 1918 in London, Ontario
Family: Parents - Henry Wilker who was in Rosthern, Saskatchewan ... raised by Uncle George and Aunt Elizabeth (Wilker) Schaefer following the death of his mother
Brothers - Karl, Robert, Milton, Arnold
Sisters - Catherine, Emma, Mary Anne (Rudy), Hilda, Dorothea
Wife - married Adeline Thier on December 31, 1934
Sons - Leonard Robert, August Henry
Comments: He was recruited for WW1 but had an injury (spot on one arm from a horse kick) so was sent home to continue working on his uncle's farm.