BORN WOODMANSEY, HULL 1881. SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM WILLFORD (1836-1917) & SARAH KETTLEWELL (1845-1916). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS & FIVE SISTERS. HIS SISTER, ALICE, LIVED AT 7, ARLINGTON STREET, HULL. A SCHOOL TEACHER. ENLISTED IN THE SHEFFIELD PALS, DIED OF WOUNDS, 14 JULY 1916, AGED 35.
HIS TWO BROTHERS, REGINALD AND JOHN HENRY WILLFORD, WERE BOTH HILLED IN 1917.
| Name | Cecil Willford |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Woodmansey, Beverley, 1881 |
| Death Date | 14 Jul 1916 |
| Death Place | St. Pol Communal Cemetery Extension; St. Pol British Cemetery, France |
| Enlistment Place | Sheffield |
| Rank | Lance Corporal |
| Regiment | York and Lancaster Regiment, “D” Coy. 12th Bn. |
| Battalion | 12th (Service) (Sheffield) Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 12/1100 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Family | Son of George and Sarah Willford, of Sheffield. A School Teacher for 13 years at Woodside Lane, Sheffield. One of three brothers killed in the war. |
Lance
First name:
Cecil
Military Number:
12/1100
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Date Died
14/07/1916
Place died:
St. Pol Communal Cemetery Extension; St. Pol British Cemetery, France
Age:
35
Woodside Lane, Sheffield.
