Every Name a Story

J.S. Wilkie 1945
Rank : Chief Engineer Officer

Preston

John Sewell  Wilkie

Every Name a Story

In Tynemouth (Preston) Cemetery is the Commonwealth War Grave with a private headstone of Chief Engineer Officer John Sewell Wilkie, serving on S.S. Empire Ballad (Sunderland) with the Merchant Navy who died 10/12/1945.

The headstone reads:

In loving memory of my dear wife
Margaret Jane Cairns,
who fell asleep Nov. 11th 1938,
aged 70 years.

William Cairns, her husband
died May 14th 1952, aged 83 years.

John Sewell Wilkie
1897-1945

Lucy Wilkie
1899-1955

He  was the son of John Sewell Wilkie and Isabella Wilkie, of North Shields, and the husband of Lucy Wilkie, of North Shields.

John Sewell Wilkie is remembered in our List of Ships’ Crews.

First Name: John Sewell

Last Name: Wilkie

Which War: Second World War 1939-45

Died: 10/12/1945

Age: 48

Rank: Chief Engineer Officer

Regiment: Merchant Navy

Unit/Ship: S.S. Empire Ballad (Sunderland)

External Links:

S.S. Empire Ballad

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CWGC Link

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Northumberland

District Notes

North Tyneside

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Preston

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