Charles Edward Wilkie was born in Feb 1916 in Maryculter/Banchory, Scotland. His Mother's maiden name was Alexander.

Before the War, he worked for the North Of Scotland Bank as a Bank Clerk.

He enlisted into The Gordon Highlanders in March 1940. He was 5 foot 8.75 inches, weighed 150lbs and had brown eyes and light brown hair.

He married Winifred Amelia Smith in May 1944 in Aberdeen.

At the time of his medals being awarded in 1950, he was living in Montgarrie, Aberdeenshire. He left the Army as a Lance Corporal in The Royal Scots.

He died in 1983 in Aboyne, at the age of 67.

*Newspaper cutting from the Aberdeen Weekly Journal, May 18th, 1944.

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