We remember Leslie Francis Walford

We remember Leslie Francis Walford

Timeline

Timeline

1889
sibling Herbert Ashford Walford Source:7624398 26th February 1889
1891
birth Southall, Middlesex United Kingdom Source:7624398 6th August 1891
1914
enlistment London United Kingdom Source:7624398 May 1914
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:4579452 15th September 1914 - 1st November 1914
1914
internment pow Source:7624398 31st October 1914 - 1st November 1914
1914
dates Age 23 Source:7475561 1st November 1914
education Maidenhead College Maidenhead, Berkshire United Kingdom Source:7624398
employment Clerk William Cory and Son Mark Lane, London United Kingdom Source:7624398
service British Army Private 2048 London Regiment Source:4579452
service British Army Private 2048 London Regiment (London Scottish) Source:7475561
1914
death Killed in Action Contradictory evidence in this biography states that Leslie was wounded and taken prisoner on 31 October 1914, dying in captivity the next day. Messines, West-Vlaanderen Belgium Source:7475561 Source:7624398 1st November 1914
burial Menin Gate Memorial To The Missing CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Ypres Originally buried at Messines-Wytschaete but burial site lost. Belgium Panel 54 Source:7475561 Source:7624398

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Leslie Francis
Initials LF
Last Name Walford
Source 7475561
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 2048 London Regiment Private
British Army 2048 London Regiment (London Scottish) Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Thomas Charles Walford father
Mary Ann Ashford Hobbs mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Herbert Ashford Walford brother 26th February 1889

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Hugh19032
De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Transcription Hugh19032
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Hugh19032

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