Cpl Robert Charles “Charlie“ Wilkinson, CD (Ret'd)

We regret to advise of the death of Corporal Robert Charles “Charlie“ Wilkinson, CD (Ret'd) of Sherwood Park AB on 7 July 2022 at age 92 years.

Charlie was born in Readlyn SK and grew up with his five brothers in Pleasantdale SK where the family homesteaded. He enlisted in the Canadian Army in 1949 at the age of 19 and joined the Royal Canadian Engineers.  Charlie was a Carpenter whose postings included: No 1 Road Maintenance Company with the Northwest Highway System in Whitehorse YK, 13 Works Company in  Edmonton AB, 18 Works Company in Shilo MB, Mapping and  Charting Establishment in Ottawa, the Base Construction Engineering Section in Edmonton AB and the Carpenter Shop with 1^st Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in Winnipeg MB.

Charlie served with 23^rd Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers and is a veteran of the Korean War (1952-53). He also served with United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) on peacekeeping duties in 1963 in the Gaza Strip in Egypt during the Arab-Israeli conflict. 

Cremation has taken place and Charlie will be laid to rest in Pleasantdale SK. A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date. Online condolences can be sent to the funeral home.