South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Corporal 20242 Christopher Leigh TRAFFORD - Army Pay Corps


Died on Sunday, September 14th 1919 aged 19

CL Trafford grave for cl trafford

Military History

     
Theatre of War Medals Grave or Memorial
Home Did not serve abroad Warwick Cemetery (not CWGC)
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
Did not serve abroad  ~ Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason Died Date and Place Enlisted  
Died of Tubercle of the Lung (Tuberculosis  23 Jan 1918 at Warwick  
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units Other War Memorials
23 Cliffe Hill, Warwick ~ Brighton College Roll of Honour
     

Circumstances of Death

Christopher was discharged from the army as medically unfit with Tachycardia and Tubercle of the Lung on 20 May 1919 and he died 4 months later, 14 Sep 1919, of Tubercle of the Lung (Tuberculosis) and Heart Failure at home, 23 Cliffe Hill, Warwick.



 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
13 Dec 1899 at Tarvin, Cheshire 25/03/1900 at Chester, St. John
   
Parents Names Abode
Alfred Richmond and Edith Annie Trafford 23 Cliffe Hill, Warwick
   
Schools Colleges
Brighton College 1910-1916 ~
   
Address History Employment History
1899 - Tarvin, Cheshire 1911 - Scholar at Brighton College
1901 - Ashton Village, Cheshire 1918 - Bank Clerk
1911 - 14 Pavilion Buildings, Brighton  1918 - Corporal in Army Pay Corps
1918 - 23 Cliffe Hill, Warwick 1919 - Bank Clerk