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Corporal 19898 George Herbert WALFORD - Royal Flying Corps
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Theatre
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Action/Battle/Other
Died in Hospital
Place of Death
Gainsborough Military Hospital
Medals
1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
Medal Citation (if app)
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Enlisted Date/Place
5 Sep 1914 at Coventry
Commonwealth War Graves Page
Offchurch (St. Gregory) ChurchyardSWFHS War Memorial(s)
Other War Memorial(s)
Sevenoaks
Other Military Info and Previous Regiments/Units
- Pvt 5086 Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
- Entered France on 4 May 1915
- Wounded by gunshot in France on 25 Sep 1915 and posted home
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
We have not yet established how or why George died, he is not listed in the list of flying accidents in 1917 and we are assuming he died of disease at Gainsborough Military Hospital.| Personal & Family History |
Birth Date & Place
Jul Qtr 1894 at Kenilworth
Baptism Date & Place
2 Sep 1894 at Kenilworth
Parents
George Edward and Elizabeth Phoebe Walford of Offchurch
Wife & Marriage
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Children
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Occupation(s)
- 1911 - Apprentice Motor Engineer
- 1914 - Fitter at Rover Motor Cars
Schools & Colleges
Address History
- 1901 - Redfern Cottages, Balsall
- 1911 - 20 St Botolphs Avenue, Sevenoaks
- 1916 - 7 Offchurch
