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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Wilkinson Robert William
|Army number=51693
|Rank=Capt
|Decorations=O.B.E. 7/1/1949, T.D. 10/10/1947
|Date of birth=1897
|Age=0
|Unit=Enlisted 24/3/1916 - 5th Reserve Bn Durham Light Infantry, Promoted to L/Cpl, Commissioned in Durham Light Infantry - 2/Lt 5th Bn 26/4/1917, Attached Machine Gun Corps 1918, TA Reserve 8/7/1932, Employed 24/8/1939, Reserve of 5th Bn, Posted 10th Bn DLI 22/10/1939, Iceland, Trf REME 22/10/1942, Posted Mill Hill HQ as Regimental Major, Major (SSC) REME 1/11/1948, No 6 Vehicle Training Battalion REME 7/4/1952, No 2 Training Battalion REME 5/8/1952.
|Company/Battery=10th Bn - B Company, A Company
|Task or role=10th Bn - Company Commander, REME - 2i/c, Bn Commander
|Joined Brigade=22/10/1939
|Promotions=Lt 26/10/1918, A/Captain 1/9/1939, W/S Captain and T/Major 12/4/1942, A/Lt Col 1/11/1945, W/S Major and T/Lt Col 1/2/1946
|Home address=West View, Willington
|Source table=10DLI
}}

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 |Surname and forenames=Wilkinson Robert William
 |Army number=51693
-|Rank=Capt
+|Rank=Captain.
-|Decorations=O.B.E. 7/1/1949, T.D. 10/10/1947.
+|Decorations=O.B.E. gazetted 7/1/1949, Territorial Decoration - gazetted 10/10/1947.
-|Date of birth=31/8/1897.
+|Date of birth=31/8/1897.  To be confirmed.
-|Age=0
+|Age=96 at the time of his death.  To be confirmed.
-|Unit=Enlisted 24/3/1916 - 5th Reserve Bn Durham Light Infantry.  Promoted to Lance Corporal.  Commissioned in Durham Light Infantry as a 2/Lt in the 5th Battalion 26/4/1917.  Attached to the Machine Gun Corps 1918.  TA Reserve 8/7/1932. Employed and embodied 24/8/1939.  Reserve of 5th Battalion.  Posted to the 10th Bn DLI 22/10/1939.  Served B.E.F.?  Served Iceland.  Transferred to Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 22/10/1942.  Posted to REME Mill Hill HQ as Regimental Major.  Major (SSC) REME 1/11/1948.  Posted to No 6 Vehicle Training Battalion REME 7/4/1952.  Posted to No 2 Training Battalion REME 5/8/1952.
+|Unit=Enlisted 24/3/1916 - 5th Reserve Battalion The Durham Light Infantry.  Served as 8737.  Commissioned in The Durham Light Infantry as a 2/Lt in the 5th Battalion 26/4/1917.  Attached to the Machine Gun Corps 1918.  TA Reserve 8/7/1932. Employed and embodied 24/8/1939.  Reserve of 5th Battalion DLI.  Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI 22/10/1939.  Served B.E.F.?  Served Iceland.  Transferred to Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 22/10/1942.  Posted to REME Mill Hill HQ as Regimental Major.  Major (SSC) REME 1/11/1948.  Posted to No 6 Vehicle Training Battalion REME 7/4/1952.  Posted to No 2 Training Battalion REME 5/8/1952.
-|Company/Battery=10th Bn - B Company, A Company.
+|Company/Battery=10th Battalion DLI - B Company, A Company.
-|Task or role=10th Bn - Company Commander.  REME - 2i/c, Battalion Commander.
+|Task or role=10th Battalion - Company Commander.  REME - 2i/c, Battalion Commander.
 |Joined Brigade=22/10/1939.
-|Promotions=Lt 26/10/1918, A/Captain 1/9/1939, W/S Captain and T/Major 12/4/1942, A/Lt Col 1/11/1945, W/S Major and T/Lt Col 1/2/1946.
+|Promotions=Promoted to Lance Corporal 1916. Lieutenant 26/10/1918, A/Captain 1/9/1939, W/S Captain and T/Major 12/4/1942, A/Lt Col 1/11/1945, W/S Major and T/Lt Col 1/2/1946.
-|Died/Killed in action=Death registered February 1994, Durham Central.
+|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
 |Home address=West View, Willington.
 |Source table=10DLI
 }}

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 |Army number=51693
 |Rank=Capt
-|Decorations=O.B.E. 7/1/1949, T.D. 10/10/1947
+|Decorations=O.B.E. 7/1/1949, T.D. 10/10/1947.
-|Date of birth=31/8/1897
+|Date of birth=31/8/1897.
 |Age=0
-|Unit=Enlisted 24/3/1916 - 5th Reserve Bn Durham Light Infantry, Promoted to L/Cpl, Commissioned in Durham Light Infantry - 2/Lt 5th Bn 26/4/1917, Attached Machine Gun Corps 1918, TA Reserve 8/7/1932, Employed 24/8/1939, Reserve of 5th Bn, Posted 10th Bn DLI 22/10/1939, Iceland, Trf REME 22/10/1942, Posted Mill Hill HQ as Regimental Major, Major (SSC) REME 1/11/1948, No 6 Vehicle Training Battalion REME 7/4/1952, No 2 Training Battalion REME 5/8/1952.
+|Unit=Enlisted 24/3/1916 - 5th Reserve Bn Durham Light Infantry.  Promoted to Lance Corporal.  Commissioned in Durham Light Infantry as a 2/Lt in the 5th Battalion 26/4/1917.  Attached to the Machine Gun Corps 1918.  TA Reserve 8/7/1932. Employed and embodied 24/8/1939.  Reserve of 5th Battalion.  Posted to the 10th Bn DLI 22/10/1939.  Served B.E.F.?  Served Iceland.  Transferred to Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 22/10/1942.  Posted to REME Mill Hill HQ as Regimental Major.  Major (SSC) REME 1/11/1948.  Posted to No 6 Vehicle Training Battalion REME 7/4/1952.  Posted to No 2 Training Battalion REME 5/8/1952.
-|Company/Battery=10th Bn - B Company, A Company
+|Company/Battery=10th Bn - B Company, A Company.
-|Task or role=10th Bn - Company Commander, REME - 2i/c, Bn Commander
+|Task or role=10th Bn - Company Commander.  REME - 2i/c, Battalion Commander.
-|Joined Brigade=22/10/1939
+|Joined Brigade=22/10/1939.
-|Promotions=Lt 26/10/1918, A/Captain 1/9/1939, W/S Captain and T/Major 12/4/1942, A/Lt Col 1/11/1945, W/S Major and T/Lt Col 1/2/1946
+|Promotions=Lt 26/10/1918, A/Captain 1/9/1939, W/S Captain and T/Major 12/4/1942, A/Lt Col 1/11/1945, W/S Major and T/Lt Col 1/2/1946.
 |Died/Killed in action=Death registered February 1994, Durham Central.
-|Home address=West View, Willington
+|Home address=West View, Willington.
 |Source table=10DLI
 }}