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Wilkins, Geoffrey, brother of Trevor Hamilton Wilkins (q.v.); b. Nov. 21, 1884; adm. Jan. 20, 1898 (H); left Dec. 1900; enlisted in the Artists' Rifles Sept. 2, 1914; 2nd Lieut. 2nd Batt. Northumberland Fusiliers May 22, 1915; m. Oct. 10, 1914, Letitia Gertrude, daughter of Daniel Hill, of Twickenham; d. Oct. 5, 1915, of wounds received in action Oct. 3, at Loos, in France.

Wilkins, Francis Alfred Pressland, only son of Alfred Wilkins, of Earl's Court Square, London; b. April 9, 1871; adm. Sept. 28, 1883 (G); left July 1888; 2nd Lieut. Suffolk Regt. May 18, 1892; Lieut. June 19, 1895; Adjt. Jan. 10, 1899; killed in action at Rensburg, South Africa, Jan. 6, 1900.

Wilkins, David Frederick William, twin brother of Christopher Charles Benjamin Wilkins (qv); b. 29 Oct. 1919; adm. May 1933 (B); left Dec. 1934 and went to Monmouth School; d. Sept. 2000.

Wilkins, Claude Gilbert, brother of Trevor Hamilton Wilkins (q.v.); b. June 4, 1883; adm. April 23, 1896 (H); left April 1899; served in Great War I; 2nd Lieut. 5th Batt. Beds Regt. Sept. 5, 1916; Lieut. March 5, 1918.

Wilkins, Chrisopher Charles Benjamin, son of Charles Frederick Wilkins, superintending engineer Indian PWD, and Amy, d. of Edward Handley Warner of Loughborough, Leics; b. 29 Oct. 1919; adm. Sept. 1933 (B); left Dec. 1934 and went to Monmouth School; d. 1982.

WILKES, JOHN, eldest son of Nathaniel Wilkes, Lofts Hall, Essex, and Elizabeth, dau. of Andrew Hope, Norton Folgate, London, brewer; nephew of John Wilkes MP; bapt. New Broad Street Independent Chapel 17 Jun 1737 (IGI); adm. (aged 14) Jan 1752 (Morel's); Hertford Coll. Oxford, matr. 31 Oct 1755; adm. Gray’s Inn 16 Nov 1757; High Sheriff, Essex 1764; d. 14 Feb 1787.

WILKES, HOPE, brother of John Wilkes (qv); bapt. New Broad Street Independent Chapel 21 Sep 1738 (IGI); adm. (aged 13) Jan 1752 (Morel's); of Lofts Hall, Essex; m. 6 Dec 1768 Martha Anne, dau. of Rev. Robert Fiske, Rector of Wendens Ambo, Essex; d. 24 Oct 1803.

Wilkes, Herbert Kenneth, brother of John Humphrey Harry Wilkes (qv); b. 7 Feb. 1908; adm. Sept. 1921 (R); left Dec. 1924; a chartered accountant, ACA 1930, FCA 1946; RA 1939-44 (Maj.), attached Indian Artillery; Southern Gas Board, retd 1969; Yachtmaster's Cert. 1969, MRIN 1973, MNI 1974; served HAC 1925-75; Freeman City of London and Worshipful Com­pany of Vintners; author of Practical Yacht Navigator 1973, Ocean Yacht Navigator 1975; m. 1st 17 Sept. 1931 Eileen Mary, d. of William Robert Murison MD, of Erith, Kent; 2nd 1967 Frances Doreen Churton, widow of Maj. E. A. Wimberlev OBE RE; d. 24 July 1979.

Wilding, Roger Fenwick, son of Longworth Allen Wilding, schoolmaster, of Oxford, and Elizabeth Olga Fenwick, d. of Rev. William Fenwick Stokes, asst. master Rugby Sch.; b. 13 Feb. 1935; adm. Sept. 1948 (G); left July 1952; dir. Wilding and Son Ltd., Shrewsbury 1958-66; man. accountant Nuffield Press Ltd., Oxford 1966-87; m. 1st, 20 Aug. 1960 Edith Margaret, d. of William James Dunn MD, consult. physician, of Burnley, Lancs; 2nd, 7 Aug. 1981 Jennifer Mary Sheppard; d. 20 May 2012.

Wilde, David Scott, son of Sidney Algernon Wilde, chartered survevor, and lris Scott, d. of Wal­ter Scott-Thomson; b. 17 June 1923; adm. Sept. 1935 (G); left Dec. 1939; Ordinary Seaman RNVR; killed in action in HMS Coventry 14 Sept. 1942.

David Scott Wilde was born at Radlett, Hertfordshire on the 17th of June 1923 the son of Sidney Algernon Wilde, a chartered surveyor, and Iris Scott (nee Thomas) Wilde of 78, Carlisle Mansions, Westminster in London and of “Crowtrees”, 49, Watford Road, Radlett in Hertfordshire. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Grant’s from September 1935 to December 1939.
He enlisted in the Royal Navy and was posted to the light cruiser HMS Coventry (D43).
On the 14th of September 1942, HMS Coventry, under the command of Captain Ronald John Robert Dendy RN, was taking part in Operation Agreement, a commando attack on the harbour at Tobruk. At 11.40am she was sailing to the north of Marsa Matruh as part of “Force D” with her escorts, the destroyers HMS Belvoir, HMS Dulverton, HMS Hursley and HMS Croome, when the group was attacked by enemy aircraft. The enemy formation consisted of 16 Junker 88 aircraft each of which was armed with one 500lb bomb and three 250lb bombs. In the ensuing attack HMS Coventry was the focus of the enemy’s attack with four direct hits being scored on her. Three of the bombs fell in the ship’s engineering area while one wrecked the bow. She was set on fire and came to a dead stop in the water. The survivors were taken off and she was scuttled by the destroyer HMS Zulu at 3.15pm. Sixty three of her crew had been killed during the attacks with David Wilde being among the dead. HMS Zulu was also later in the day and the survivors were transferred to HMS Croome. HMS Zulu was taken under tow by HMS Hursley but sank at 7pm.
He is commemorated on the war memorial at Radlett.
His brother, Pilot Officer Sidney John Scott Wilde, 115 Squadron, Royal Air Force, was killed in action on the 3rd of August 1940.
He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial Panel 66, Column 2.