(Frederick) Robert Wilcox
Memorial: Thornbury - St Mary's Church
Regiment: Gloucestershire (Home Guard)
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Volunteer
Parents: John Robert and Sarah Wilcox
Marital status: Married
Home address: 4 Crispin Lane, Thornbury, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Gardener / Groundsman / Caretaker
Date of birth: 05/09/1901
Date of death: 21/09/1940
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Thornbury Church Cemetery and commemorated on Thornbury Church Memorial
Age: 39
Further information:
Robert was the 2nd eldest of 4 children with an older brother and 2 younger sisters. He was the son of a gardener who had seen service in WW1.
Robert worked at Thornbury Grammar School after being in India for seven years with the 2nd Gloucester Regiment. He married Doris May Bishop in 1929 and together they had a daughter June and a son Jeffrey who were aged 9 and 4 respectively at the time of his death.
On the day of his death, he was on his way to duty as Home Guard (6th Gloucestershire - South Gloucester Battalion) when he was he was knocked down and killed by a motorcycle being driven during the blackout. He was buried with full military honours.
Robert's older brother John was also killed during WW2.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
Thornbury Roots - http://www.thornburyroots.co.uk/crispin-lane/4-crispin-lane-occupants/#wilcox