Capt. Claude Edward Gordon Pilkington, Hereford

1885Aug 8. Born Woodhouse, Yorkshire

1891 census in Lepton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire

1901 census A Boarder at Monmouth Grammar School

1907 marriage in Barbados

1914 Aug 5. Commissioned 2nd Lt in Herefordshire Regt

1916 Apr 22. Herefordshire Regt. 2nd Lt. (temp. Capt.) C. E. G. Pilkington reverts to the rank of temp. Lt. on alteration in posting, with precedence as from 1st Nov.

1916 Dec 29 To be temp Capt while commanding a company

1918 Apr/Jun married in Herefordshire to MAY GRIFFITHS

1921 Apr 15 Temp Capt. in 3rd (DF) Batn. Monmouth Regt

1921 Jul 5 Gazetted out as Capt

1921 Nov 12. Joined ADRIC with service no 2170. Posted to D Coy

1922 Jan Appears to still be serving at demobilisation of ADRIC

1923 Oct 30 Takes out seamans card - claims it is his first ship SS Orlando

1924 Jun 19. Arrives New York from UK. He is working as Assistant Cook on a Ship

1924 Aug 11 Arrives New York from UK. He is working as Assistant Cook on a Ship

1929 Apr/Jun . Married in Hull to GERTRUDE M SAVAGE

1939 Registry Living with wife Gertrude at 20 Brendon Avenue , Kingston-upon-Hull . He is an Engineers Storekeeper & a retired Army captain

1945 Arrives New York from UK. Ship's Cook

1950/1951 he is missing

1952 Jan/Mar Died . Hastings, Sussex aged 66

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