BORN WOODMANSEY, HULL 1879. 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. ONE OF THREE SONS LOST IN THE WAR. HE MARRIED LUCY WILLIAMS, AT SHEFFIELD, IN 1903. WORKED AS AN IRON DRILLER, AT CARLSISLE STREET, SHEFFIELD.
| Name | John Henry Willford |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Beverley, Yorkshire, 1879 |
| Death Date | 3 May 1917 |
| Death Place | Arras Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Sheffield |
| Rank | Rifleman |
| Regiment | King’s Royal Rifle Corps |
| Battalion | 7th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | R/3291 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Brothers | His brother Cecil, 12th York & Lancs, died of wounds, 14 July 1916.
His brother, Reginald. 11th KRRC died of wounds, 30 Nov 917 |
First name:
John Henry
Military Number:
R/3291
Rank:
Rifleman
Date Died
03/05/1917
Place died:
Arras Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France
Age:
38
