name is also on the Sandwick War Memorial, in British Columbia. In 2004 a plaque to his memory was unveiled at the church in Quatt, near his place of birth. The plaque was commissioned by the Shropshire War Memorials Association after unsuccessful attempts to locate relatives of Wilkinson. Victoria Cross King George V presented Wilkinson's VC to his father on 26 November 1916, in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. He was also entitled to the 1914–15 Star, the British War Medal, and the Victory Medal. His VC and other medals are displayed at the Imperial War Museum in London. Notes References Further reading Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999) The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997) VCs of the First World War – The Somme (Gerald Gliddon, 1994) External links Thomas Orde Lawder Wilkinson's digitized service file Thiepval Memorial Legion Magazine article on Thomas Orde Lawder Wilkinson 1894 births 1916 deaths People from Bridgnorth People educated at Wellington College, Berkshire Canadian Battle of the Somme recipients of the Victoria Cross Loyal Regiment officers British Army personnel of World War I British military personnel killed in the Battle of the Somme British emigrants to Canada Canadian Militia officers Canadian Expeditionary Force officers The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) officers British Army officers British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross Canadian military personnel of World War I Military personnel from Shropshire People educated at Parkside School, Cobham