BORN WOODMANSEY, HULL 1885. SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM WILLFORD (1836-1917) & SARAH KETTLEWELL (1845-1916). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS & FIVE SISTERS. HIS SISTER, ANN LIVED AT 7, ARLINGTON STREET, HULL. EMPLOYED AS A LABOURER. HE MARRIED AT SHEFFIELD, 1906, AGED 20. ENLISTED SHEFFIELD. LIVED ATTERCLIFFE. DIED OF WOUNDS. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW, ANNIE. GREY (1887-1967) & FOUR CHILDREN. (35 SHILLINGS WEEK – WAR PENSION)
HIS TWO BROTHERS WERE ALSO KILLED IN WW1 – LANCE CORPORAL, CECIL WILLFORD, 12/1100, 12TH YORK & LANCS (SHEFFIELD PALS), DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 14 JULY 1916, AGED 35 & RIFLEMAN, JOHN HENRY WILLFORD, R/3291, 7TH KRRC, DIED OF WOUNDS, 3 MAY 1917, AGED 38.
| Name | Reginald Willford |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Woodmansey, Beverley, 1885 |
| Death Date | 30 Nov 1917 |
| Death Place | Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France |
| Enlistment Place | Sheffield – 9 Sept 1914. Posted to France, 21 July 1915. |
| Rank | Rifleman (Lance Sergeant) |
| Regiment | King’s Royal Rifle Corps |
| Battalion | 11th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | R/4900 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
REGINALD
Military Number:
4900
Rank:
Lance Sergeant
Date Died
30/11/1917
Place died:
Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France
Age:
32
ATTERCLIFFE COMMON, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
