
Stephen John Wilson
He was a coppersmith. A reference from Vickers Sons & Maxim read 'Owing to completion of job we are very sorry to dispense with his services. I can recommend him as a workman of ability with a wide experience of most classes of coppersmith work.'
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Stephen John Wilson was born on 28th December 1873 at Shorncliffe, Kent
In the 1911 census he is a boarder living at 50 Conduit Road, Stamford, Lincolnshire, he is 39 yrs single and a copper smith, he is boarding with Alfred Thomas Billing 42 yrs a general labourer.
He lived at 9 Wesley Place Heathcote Street Nottingham.
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Private Stephen John Wilson enlisted on 25th August 1915 at Nottingham, giving his age as 41 years and 9 months, he was living at 9 Wesley Place, Heathcote Street, Nottingham, he was a coppersmith, he was posted to the Army Service Corps.
He had previously served for 5 years with the RNR as an Engine Room Artificer 1st Class.
He was fine two days pay for going absent without leave from Reveille 9/10/1915 until 8pm 10/10/1915.
He died from pneumonia at Hounslow Military Hospital without serving abroad. He is buried at Heston st Leonards Churchyard, Middlesex.
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