b. ? d. ?
DATE OF EM ACTION: 02/04/1915 Faversham, Kent.
Little is known about William James Wiltshire, other than he was a Private serving during World War I when he was involved in the Faversham Explosion on 2nd April 1915. All that is known is that he was working at the factory with the permission of his commanding officer.
EM CITATION:
His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to award the Edward Medal of the 2nd Class to Mr. George Evetts, Mr. William Edmund Bethell, Mr. Urbane Charles Beach, Mr. John Harrison, Mr. John Sears, Mr. William Wallace, Mr. George Gilham, and Private William James Wiltshire, on account of their gallant action on the occasion of an explosion which occurred at Faversham on the 2nd of April, 1915.
BURIAL LOCATION: UNKNOWN.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
