Life story: Wilfred Bamford | Lives of the First World War

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1891

birth Buckley, Rochdale United Kingdom Source:226528 1st June 1891

service British Army 12020 Lancashire Fusiliers Source:226528

service British Army Private 241981 Lancashire Fusiliers Source:226528

service British Army Private 12020 Lancashire Fusiliers Source:226528

1917

death Killed in Action Missing in Action on a patrol to the German wire; reported by Capt. Neville Jonas Laski. Remember NJ Laski: https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/2623733 Flanders France Source:7398922 Source:226528 27th May 1917

burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Source:7398922

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Names

Type	Name
First Names	Wilfred
Initials	W
Last Name	Bamford
Source	226528

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Rank
British Army	12020	Lancashire Fusiliers
British Army	241981	Lancashire Fusiliers	Private
British Army	12020	Lancashire Fusiliers	Private

Family

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
William Bamford	father

Media

Wilfred Bamford

Lancashire Fusilier no. 241981 late 12020

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Birth Certificate

Birth Certificate issued on 8 November 1917 "for Army purposes only at a reduced fee of 1s1d"

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Wilfred Bamford c1907

Studio photograph of Wilfred Bamford c1907. Probably taken in Rochdale.

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Wilfred Bamford c1907 (close-up)

Close-up from a studio photograph of Wilfred Bamford c1907. Probably taken in Rochdale.

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letter home 6 November 1916

Letter, dated 6 November 1916, from Wilfred Bamford, on western front, to his mother, sister and brother.

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transcript of letter home 6 November 1916

Image of transcript of Wilfred Bamford's letter to his mother, Ann Bamford, sister and brother-in-law; 6 November 1916

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letter home 25 November 1916 (page 1 of 2)

Letter home from the western front. Page 1 of 2.

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letter home 25 November 1916 (page 2 of 2)

Letter home from the western front. Page 2 of 2.

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transcript of letter home 25 November 1916. pp1&2

Letter home from the western front. pp1&2.

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letter from NJ Laski (Capt.) 29 May 1917 p1 of 2

Letter from Captain Neville Jonas Laski (1/6 Lancashire Fusiliers) to Ann Bamford telling her that her son Wilfred was missing believed killed on 27 May (page 1 of 2)

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letter from NJ Laski (Capt.) 29 May 1917 p2 of 2

Letter from Captain Neville Jonas Laski (1/6 Lancashire Fusiliers) to Ann Bamford telling her that her son Wilfred was missing believed killed on 27 May (page 2 of 2)

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transcript of letter from NJ Laski 29May17 pp1&2

Letter from Captain Neville Jonas Laski (1/6 Lancashire Fusiliers) to Ann Bamford telling her that her son Wilfred was missing believed killed on 27 May (pp 1&2)

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Newspaper item, June 1917

image of a newspaper announcement of Wilfred Bamford's presumed death. A clipping from a local Rochdale newspaper.

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Newspaper item, 6 June 1917

image from a local Rochdale newspaper, 6 June 1917, announcing the presumed death of Wilfred Bamford.

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Army Form B. 104-83.

Official Army notification, dated 25 June 1917, that Wilfred Bamford, was missing. Addressed to his mother Ann Bamford (nee Leach)

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Effects - Form 100c

War Office form, dated 12 April 1918, confirming the presumption of the death of Wilfred Bamford on 27 May 1917

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Army Form B. 104-82A

Image of the Army Form informing his mother, Ann Bamford (nee Leach) that the Army council has concluded that Wilfred Bamford died on 27 May 1917, the day he was reported missing.

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Commemorative Scroll

Scroll commemorating Wilfred Bamford's self-sacrifice.

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Invitation to Memorial Tablet Dedication

Wilfred Bamford is amongst the 132 names inscribed on the War Memorial Tablet in Saint Alban's Church, Sparth, Rochdale (now demolished). The invitation to unveiling of the tablet, on 23 September 1922, is dated 11 September.

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'Dead Man's Penny'

'He Died for Freedom and Honour'

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Bamford family tree

Wilfred Bamford's siblings, parents and grandparents

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Service Medals and Awards Roll

extract from: ROLL OF INDIVIDUALS entitled to the Victory Medal and British war Medal grated under Army Orders (from Ancestry.com)

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Medals index

Medals Rolls Index Card

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Army Register of Soldiers Effects

Details of deceased soldiers

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1911 Census

Entry in the census return for 1911. Residence at 18 Dover Street, Rochdale

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War Diary 1/6 Bn Lancashire Fusiliers 26 May 1917

extract from the War Diary describing the action, on 26 May 1917, in which Wilfred Bamford was reported missing

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1/6 Lancashire Fusiliers War Diary, appendix p1

Lt. Leeming’s appendix (page 1) to the 1/6 Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers War Diary 26 May 1917.

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1/6 Lancashire Fusiliers War Diary, appendix p2

Lt. Leeming’s appendix (page 2) to the 1/6 Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers War Diary 26 May 1917.

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1/6 Lancashire Fusiliers War Diary, appendix p3

Lt. Leeming’s appendix (page 3) to the 1/6 Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers War Diary 26 May 1917.

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription	Peter1344
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription	Peter1344
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription	Peter1344
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription	Peter1344
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records	Imperial1

External Evidence

Reference	Connected by	More information
CWGC Thiepval Memorial	Peter1344
Birthplace, 16 Buckley Terrace	Peter1344
Witnessing sister's marriage	Peter1344

Multimedia

Title	Connected by	More information
Wilfred Bamford	Peter1344
Birth Certificate	Peter1344
Wilfred Bamford c1907	Peter1344
Wilfred Bamford c1907 (close-up)	Peter1344
letter home 6 November 1916	Peter1344
transcript of letter home 6 November 1916	Peter1344
letter home 25 November 1916 (page 1 of 2)	Peter1344
letter home 25 November 1916 (page 2 of 2)	Peter1344
transcript of letter home 25 November 1916. pp1&2	Peter1344
letter from NJ Laski (Capt.) 29 May 1917 p1 of 2	Peter1344
letter from NJ Laski (Capt.) 29 May 1917 p2 of 2	Peter1344
transcript of letter from NJ Laski 29May17 pp1&2	Peter1344
Newspaper item, June 1917	Peter1344
Newspaper item, 6 June 1917	Peter1344
Army Form B. 104-83.	Peter1344
Effects - Form 100c	Peter1344
Army Form B. 104-82A	Peter1344
Commemorative Scroll	Peter1344
Invitation to Memorial Tablet Dedication	Peter1344
'Dead Man's Penny'	Peter1344
Bamford family tree	Peter1344
Service Medals and Awards Roll	Peter1344
Medals index	Peter1344
Army Register of Soldiers Effects	Peter1344
1911 Census	Peter1344
War Diary 1/6 Bn Lancashire Fusiliers 26 May 1917	Peter1344
1/6 Lancashire Fusiliers War Diary, appendix p1	Peter1344
1/6 Lancashire Fusiliers War Diary, appendix p2	Peter1344
1/6 Lancashire Fusiliers War Diary, appendix p3	Peter1344

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