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Name: WILKES, Benjamin Cookman
Nee: bro of George Lionel Wilkes
Birth Date: 13 Dec 1889 Estcourt, Natal, S. Africa
Death Date: 22 Sep 1964 Durban
First Date: 1909
Profession: 1912 Shorthand-writer and typist, Forest Dept.
Area: Nairobi
Married: In Umkomaas, Natal 16 Mar 1920 Isabel Macdonald Smerdon b. 13 Dec 1900 Leamington
Children: Lionel Arthur Fortescue (9 Aug 1921 Umzinto, Natal); Benjamin John (10 Mar 1924 Stanger, Natal)
Book Reference: HBEA, EAMR, Medals, Red Book 1912
War Service: WW1 with EAMR - C Sqdn. 26/8/14 - 1/5/15 - To I.D.
General Information:
Medals - East African Intelligence Department - EAMR, No. 261, Trooper/Private
Red Book 1912 - B. Wilkes - Nairobi
Red Book 1912 - Forest Dept. - Typist - B.C. Wilkes
Blue Book 1912-13 appt. 8 Feb 1909