Wilkes
9 people named Wilkes are on 8 public memorials here. Most often in City of London, Cambridgeshire and East Sussex, and in 5 other counties. Engraved for a war: 3 for the First World War and 2 for the Second World War. Where a stone gives a year of death, it is 1797.
Spellings vary on stone: Wilkes may be engraved another way too. Search names that sound alike.
Notable people named Wilkes
- John Wilkes 28 October 1725 to 26 December 1797
English radical, journalist, and politician (from Wikidata) Read more on Wikipedia
- Maurice Wilkes 26 June 1913 to 29 November 2010
British computer scientist (from Wikidata) Read more on Wikipedia
Wilkes at a glance
- Counties
- City of London (2), Cambridgeshire (1), East Sussex (1), Hampshire (1), Herefordshire (1), Isle of Wight (1), West Midlands (1), Gloucestershire (1)
- Conflicts
- First World War (3), Second World War (2)
- Surnames that sound alike
- Wilks
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Edward Wilkes
Named on City of Southampton Cenotaph, City of Southampton, Hampshire
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Pte. Gordon Wilkes
Glos. Regt
Named on Weston under Penyard War Memorial, Weston under Penyard, Herefordshire
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Harry Wilkes
Named on Frampton-On-Severn War Memorial, Frampton on Severn, Gloucestershire
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John Wilkes
28 October 1725 to 26 December 1797
Depicted by statue of John Wilkes, City of London
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John Wilkes
Born 1727; died 1797
Named on statue of John Wilkes, City of London
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L.G. Wilkes
Named on Newhaven War Memorial, Newhaven, East Sussex
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Maurice Wilkes
26 June 1913 to 29 November 2010
Commemorated by Commemorative plaque to the EDSAC computer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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Cpl Thomas Wilkes
1st Worcesters
Named on Hamstead War Memorial, Birmingham, West Midlands
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V. Wilkes
Named on Newport War Memorial, Newport and Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight