War
World War II, 1939-1945
Unit
Princess Louise Tank Corps.
Princess Louise Tank Corp.
Private
Born: April 26th 1925, East Zorra Township
Died: May 20th 1993, St. Catherines
Attended: Tollgate Public School, Woodstock Collegiate
After School: worked at Bob Nicholls Grocery Store in Hickson
Enlisted: April 1943, London, ON
Served: France
After the War: Took a bricklayers course and was self employed for a short time then worked for CNR as a bricklayer. Worked on the Weiland Canal lifting the bridges for the trains; retired from the CNR in 1980
Family: Parents Harold and Stella [Irwin] Wilks
Brothers - Bev, Vic, Lee
Sisters - Joyce, Helen
Married Jeanette Maria Stock, June 13th 1953
Children - Richard Edward (d. May 20th 2000), Mary Jane