| Gunner 64813 William Thomas MUMFORD |
Regiment & Unit
90th Brigade - A Battery, Royal Field Artillery
Enlisted On/At
January 1915 at Warwick
Former Regiment
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Details & Age at Death
Died of Wounds, Wednesday, March 22, 1916 aged 27
Medals
1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
Medal Citation (if app)
n/a
Theatre
France & Flanders
Action/Battle
Local actions in Ypres
Place of Death
Casualty Clearing Station, Lijssenthoek
SWFHS Memorial(s)
Other Memorial(s)
Dordon
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
The war diary shows that the 90th Brigade were in position at Brielen and although all was relatively quiet they were subject to shellfire which was no doubt what wounded William in the neck on the 21st March 1916. He died the following day
| Family & Personal History |
Birth Date & Place
Jan Qtr 1889 - Little Buckland, Worcs
Baptism Date & Place
24 Mar 1889 - Broadway, St Michael
Parents
Thomas & Florence Mumford of Dordon
Wife & Marriage
Florence May nee Gould - Alcester January 1910
Children
Harold & Leslie Arthur
Address History
- 1914: Tower Hill, Bidford
School(s), Colleges & University
Occupation(s)
- 1911: Carter on Farm
